I am new to this site and have read throughout about members going through a cleaning phase on their vehicles. What triggers the need to start such a cycle without having peeked into valve covers?
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The desire to feel good.
If no history is known, or poor history is known, it drives the desire to clean to baseline.
It is so easy to pop valve cover or oil pan that this may be an indication too.
If no history is known, or poor history is known, it drives the desire to clean to baseline.
It is so easy to pop valve cover or oil pan that this may be an indication too.
Originally Posted By: walk23
I am new to this site and have read throughout about members going through a cleaning phase on their vehicles. What triggers the need to start such a cycle without having peeked into valve covers?
In some cases lifter noise, oil use, or just PM.
I am new to this site and have read throughout about members going through a cleaning phase on their vehicles. What triggers the need to start such a cycle without having peeked into valve covers?
In some cases lifter noise, oil use, or just PM.
Thanks for the replies. I am going through a rinse phase after A Rx and did it soley b/c of 147K on the car whereby I came to this site. There really is a lot of information to sift through and I find it interesting how so many share their knowledge. Before I always changed oil by mileage but I see there is definitely a method to the madness and more to oil than I would have ever thought.
Engine rinsing or whatever it is called these days are snake oils and actually do more harm than they do good. If you can't get it out with frequent oil changes to clean it up she isn't coming up easy. Had a buddy with a SR5 Toyota Tacoma 2002 with 120k engine looked pretty bad god knows what OCI was done probably the recomended 10k lol on this site but, anywho this was about a year ago and 12k later engine is pretty dang clean from what it was. Did short 1,000 mile OCI's for about 6 months and the last 6 at 2 to 3k with long highway runs to get it good and hot.
Anyone who tells you to use engine cleaners has been misinformed. If its not in your engines oil it wasn't meant to be.
Originally Posted By: walk23
What triggers the need to start such a cycle without having peeked into valve covers?
The BITOG herd instinct.
One or two members post miraculous results (real or imagined) from the flavor of the month cleaner, and a lot of other members jump on the band wagon, break open their wallets, and then waste their money for something that does nothing more than give them a placebo "feel good" effect.
The same thing happens with other additives, and even oils. What's popular today will fall out of favor and be replaced by another miracle-in-a-bottle product in a year or two.
I remember when AutoRX was the darling product on here-people were paying a ridiculous amount of money for something that has now fallen out of favor and most realize that it simply doesn't do much of anything.
The same miracle cleaners today will be kicked to the curb in a year or two when people realize that they too are a waste of money.
What triggers the need to start such a cycle without having peeked into valve covers?
The BITOG herd instinct.
One or two members post miraculous results (real or imagined) from the flavor of the month cleaner, and a lot of other members jump on the band wagon, break open their wallets, and then waste their money for something that does nothing more than give them a placebo "feel good" effect.
The same thing happens with other additives, and even oils. What's popular today will fall out of favor and be replaced by another miracle-in-a-bottle product in a year or two.
I remember when AutoRX was the darling product on here-people were paying a ridiculous amount of money for something that has now fallen out of favor and most realize that it simply doesn't do much of anything.
The same miracle cleaners today will be kicked to the curb in a year or two when people realize that they too are a waste of money.
AMEN Pop Rivit!
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