Recent content by GeorgeHill

It is sludge from being neglected, not by product from another failed component. The car is not driveable so I think we are past the point of being worried about clogging passages as that is already happening. Except it is clogging the oil pump pickup itself, my experience has been that BMW oil...

That would he my big concern with using this method, that carb cleaner would eat seals and gskts. I don't think it would cause a problem with the timing chain guides and Vanos solenoids and Vanos actuators but i don't know either. I guess I will pull the valve covers, lower oil pan and Vanos...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Yeah, wrong forum. Anyways, we use Kreen around here a lot and on many different types of engines with great results. It is a terrific cleaner. But if I had a severely sludged engine I would take a few cans of carb cleaner and spray the engine parts with the...

Thanks for the quick replies! If this is the wrong forum will a mod move it please? When I searched for engine flushes I found threads in this forum as well as the additive section. To be more clear, the car is basically not driveable. If I could go 500 miles I wouldn't be posting, but instead...

I just acquired a BMW 740iL with the 4.4L V-8. The car was not running and had been sitting for what I would guess is at least a year. The previous owner had left a few cans of random oil treatments and sea foam in the car and another individual had added a qt of Dexron III to the oil. Now that...