Engine flush
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Engine flush
hey, I'm new to the Disco scene and I was going over the 60K mile service items and it said to flush my engine before changing the oil. I know this is a stupid question to most of you but what exactly am I going to be doing, I have never done and never thought I could flush my engine. please help. I'm new to Disco's but not to cars so I know my way around, I've just never done it and want to do it right.
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hey, I'm new to the Disco scene and I was going over the 60K mile service items and it said to flush my engine before changing the oil. I know this is a stupid question to most of you but what exactly am I going to be doing, I have never done and never thought I could flush my engine. please help. I'm new to Disco's but not to cars so I know my way around, I've just never done it and want to do it right.
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Is that why every dealer and most of the shops across the U.S offers engine flushes and have for the past 20 years??
So what would you say is the difference between using ATF and Auto-Rx especially since neither are engine oils and they both clean out the build up?
So what would you say is the difference between using ATF and Auto-Rx especially since neither are engine oils and they both clean out the build up?
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http://action.publicbroadcasting.net...ist/94810.page
http://autotechrepair.suite101.com/a...hing_necessary
http://www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm#How Sludge is Prevented
http://bobistheoilguy.com/
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE PUT ATF IN YOUR ENGINE!!!!!!
Call your LR dealer and talk to them, they will tell you the exact same thing.
If you fill your engine with ATF you are just asking for trouble.
We had at least one guy have to rebuild his engine after doing a ATF engine flush, it fried his rod bearings.
Diesel motor oil and full synthetic motor oil both contain very high levels of detergents that will clean your engine as you drive, they will clean it slowly and safely.
http://autotechrepair.suite101.com/a...hing_necessary
http://www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm#How Sludge is Prevented
http://bobistheoilguy.com/
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE PUT ATF IN YOUR ENGINE!!!!!!
Call your LR dealer and talk to them, they will tell you the exact same thing.
If you fill your engine with ATF you are just asking for trouble.
We had at least one guy have to rebuild his engine after doing a ATF engine flush, it fried his rod bearings.
Diesel motor oil and full synthetic motor oil both contain very high levels of detergents that will clean your engine as you drive, they will clean it slowly and safely.
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Go to an actual oil forum like bobistheoilguy.com and search around or even ask, but if you ask expect people to jump down your throat. I'm not sure why ATF has been used as a flush as it has very low detergent concentration. Probably won't do any harm as long as you don't put any strain on the engine and don't run it for long. Don't expect ATF to dissolve sludge or varnish though.
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then it say change the oil filter again.
am i reading it right? to do the flush, you need an extra oil filter?