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Wow, The engine in question must be very old! Engines produced since around 1960 have been designed to run on detergent oil. Before about 1960, the predominant engine oil approved by engine manufacturers was non-detergent. The oil lubricated well, but was not designed to remove contaminants from inside engine surfaces. Manufacturers felt it was better to let these contaminants ( carbon, iron, copper, lead, acid, water, dirt, unburned fuel) settle into the bottom of the engine rather than allow them to continually circulate through the engine. They believed that it would rapidly wear out the engine. All that eventually changed though and manufacturers began requiring detergent oil. Detergent oil has high solvent qualities; if you doubt this, get some exhaust soot on your hand and then put detergent oil on the soot just like hand cleaner, rub it in well and wipe your hands on a clean rag. Clean, right? All this to say that if you have significant sludge deposits in any newer engine-----then someone has been running the wrong oil in it. If you try to flush sludge out of an engine that is heavily contaminated, the resultant mess will be picked up by the oil pump and sent throughout the engines most close-tolerance spaces and ruin the engine. If the engine is somewhat simple, such as lawnmower, they sometimes acumulate sludge for a different reason; they are air cooled and run at various temperatures depending upon ambiant temperature and engine load. After about two hundred operating hours they will begin to develop a dark, almost baked on film. As the engine gets older the acumulation worsens. It won't interfere with engine operation though other than slightly elevating the running temp of the engine. Some shops now have a machine they use to "flush" an engine if necesary. It depends on how reputable the shop is when determining whether your engine needs flushing. DEFINATELY get a second opinion!
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What does a motor flush do?
A motor flush is designed to help clean any sludge from the engine. A cleaner system will make fluids flow easier, and make the engine last longer.
What is the best product to flush engine sludge from an engine?
Flushing sludge from your engine is not a very smart thing to do. Almost every automotive technician will agree with that. Flushing out an engine causes all the sludge to drain down into the oil pan. Which in turn tends to plug up the oil pick up and causes engine damage.
Reason for sludge formation in diesel engine?
Engine sludge formation includes, lack of proper maintenance, inappropriate oil temperature, use of an inferior engine oil, and engine oil contamination. You can try flushing it out with an oil flush additive but often times this does more harm than good.
Sludge in engine?
Sludge in an engine is cause by poor maintenance. Air and contaminants build up over time to create a thick sludge throughout the engine.
Does an L-2 Saturn need an engine flush?
No more so than any other engine. Other than break-in oil, my Saturn has never seen anything except synthetic oil. As such there is no possibility of paraffin (sludge) buildup inside the engine. If the engine does not have more than 50,000 miles on it I would consider changing to synthetic oil and don't worry about the flush. I wouldn't anyway. The simple fact is, it's a machine that the dealers have purchased and they want to see if they can get people to actually pay big bucks to use it. The value is marginal especially since the flush does nothing for the surfaces which may actually build engine sludge. For the most part, I agree with Redbeard. Synthetic is the way to go in the initial 50,000 miles anyway. I would never do an engine flush. Generally, the sludge that is freed up (from lack of maintenance) is dropped to the oil pan, which in turn is picked by the oil pump-stopping lubrication.
Oil sludge in Audi a4 how to fix?
You basically got two options one is to try with engine cleaner additive from wynns or similar manufacturer. It all depends on how bad the sludge problem has become. If it is a mild case the engine cleaner additive might do the trick. But if the sludge is of a major level then a engine flush done at a garage with a special machine is the way to go. And finally the last option if its really bad then a engine rebuild is what you have to do. Best regards /Martin Audi service engineer
Remove sludge from radiator?
Get one of those flush kits from an auto parts store.
Would an engine flush work to get the sludge out of an engine in a 1999 dodge durango?
yes it would work depending on how badly the sludge has built up. i would recommened you do the fulsh and then change your oil every 1500 to 2000 miles or 2 months which ever comes first. Keep doing that until the oil is clear after you add oil.
What will decrease engine horsepower?
sludge
2001 highlander whats wrong with my car if its burning oil?
Engine sludge is what the dealer told me Engine sludge is what the dealer told me
Your kia overheated now oil is brown can you flush it out?
Oil yes. Sludge from overheating maybe not. Might be able to run some engine oil flush through the oil system and see if it cleans it out. Don't drive the car with it in the engine and change the oil twice after you drain it all out to be sure you get all of the kerosene out. Otherwise, you will end up with a locked up, overheated engine.
Why do you flush your toilet?
To eliminate urinary and fecal waste to the sewage. A toilet that doesn't flush is basically a bucket.
