LR3 Talk about the Land Rover LR3 within.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Oil change & BG EPR

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 10-23-2016, 11:25 PM
DavC's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,222
Received 129 Likes on 118 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by houm_wa
Here is my horror story: dealer service department told me my threads were getting stripped out (aluminum pan and steel plug). So to avoid installing a new pan ($1800 part) I revised the oil plug using some stainless steel pipe fittings. $10 solution to a $4000 problem.
NICE. This is my thought process.

update for everyone else. Just finished a 600+ mile trip to Pismo this weekend, car was very happy, this EPR stuff seems to do OK. I may try it on an older car with sludge.
 
  #12  
Old 11-03-2016, 08:30 PM
roverguy7's Avatar
Pro Wrench
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,475
Likes: 0
Received 35 Likes on 30 Posts
Default

EPR is good stuff, on this engine I use 2 cans(one can per gallon of oil is ideal) I also always waste 5-6 qts of oil following the service to flush out the chemical, letting it run and rinse out the passages/components.

EPR is not really designed so much for cleaning out sludge or flushing stuff out(use BG120 for that, and be sure to have a few extra filters on hand if there's much build up). It's really designed to break up carbon that can be riding on the piston rings, not allowing them to properly seal, restoring some lost performance, or keeping from losing it in the first place. I will usually bump the idle and let it run for a good 45 minutes or so with the chemical in there, with a few throttle sweeps along the way. This stuff is pretty volatile, so you don't really want to leave it in there and drive.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
DavidG
Discovery II
12
12-09-2016 03:34 PM
iconoclast
Discovery II
5
07-13-2016 08:04 AM
collin Barrows
Discovery I
3
08-28-2011 07:13 AM
wolfgang528
Defender
0
12-28-2010 04:25 PM
mwindth
Discovery II
10
12-21-2010 08:28 AM



Quick Reply: Oil change & BG EPR



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:01 PM.