Don't change brands and you could save yourself a lot of money. I hear Redline is a good oil.....
Amsoil Engine flush has new MSDS
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Don't change brands and you could save yourself a lot of money. I hear Redline is a good oil.....
Following the instructions, you use synthetic oil, a new filter that costs a bit over 10 or 12 bucks and a bottle of this stuff, run 20 minutes and throw it all away. Ouch. Can it be used with something like Delo 15w-40 at 10 bucks a gallon and a Wix filter? I thought that synthetic oil and a strong cleaner don't go well together because of the strong polar attractions generated by the synthetic oil. I know that Amsoil makes good products but this would make for one expensive flush.
They don't say to use synthetic oil when you pour the flush in. They do say to use a EaO filter when running the flush procedure. Of course, they also say to use their synthetic oil when finished with the procedure which one would expect.
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FYI, it's probably a coincidence but I used this in my '99 Deville and the headgasket blew. I followed the directions exactly and before the idle time was finished I noticed steam coming from under the hood. These engines were known for their blown head gaskets anyway, I'd still use the product just not on an old Northstar.
Is the older solvent based flush hard on seals? I really hope the smoke I am seeing is not a result from using their older engine flush.
FYI, it's probably a coincidence but I used this in my '99 Deville and the headgasket blew. I followed the directions exactly and before the idle time was finished I noticed steam coming from under the hood. These engines were known for their blown head gaskets anyway, I'd still use the product just not on an old Northstar.
Is the older solvent based flush hard on seals? I really hope the smoke I am seeing is not a result from using their older engine flush.
You don't have to use an Amsoil filter for the flush. Just use a Wix filter.
I ran a 2000 mile AutoRX treatment, then about 1000 mile rinse cycle on an engine that had 27000 miles on it. After the rinse cycle, I had a local shop do the oil change since I had a freebie coming. I ran it for a few hundred miles, then used the Amsoil flush in prep for running SSO 0w30. I couldn't believe how dark the 1000 mile oil was when I drained it. Checking the pan, nothing appeared to be in particulate form, just liquified darkness. The current SSO in the pan is still sparkling clean after around 1000 miles.
I ran a 2000 mile AutoRX treatment, then about 1000 mile rinse cycle on an engine that had 27000 miles on it. After the rinse cycle, I had a local shop do the oil change since I had a freebie coming. I ran it for a few hundred miles, then used the Amsoil flush in prep for running SSO 0w30. I couldn't believe how dark the 1000 mile oil was when I drained it. Checking the pan, nothing appeared to be in particulate form, just liquified darkness. The current SSO in the pan is still sparkling clean after around 1000 miles.
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