engine flush video
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Is this the one showing that the BG flush didn't do much of anything?
according to him, not much. But on a Honda it helped a lot to reduce oil burning
Yeah, that's the Range Rover that had OCI of around an average of 8K. Well within the 10K mileage the book told them. The engine was a disaster......
Yes, Flush did nothing.
Yes, Flush did nothing.
I think these flush products can handle some sludge conditions but not others. Hard for a vehicle owner to determine what shape their engine is in without taking it partially apart.
There is always the risk of large pieces of sludge clogging the oil returns from the head to the oil pan.
There is always the risk of large pieces of sludge clogging the oil returns from the head to the oil pan.
^ yeah that's the catch. Before doing a flush, I'd do several short OCI's and get it good and hot for 1/2 hour driving spirited before each oil change.
I wouldn't do a BG "service" at all though, even seafoam seems pricey to me considering the ingredients. I'd just dump a few ounces of naphtha (which is what many lighter fluids are) and a few more ounces of diesel fuel in, let it idle for 20 minutes, and then drop the oil pan to see the carnage. I would not do a flush without dropping the pan to clean it out and inspect the pickup. Then again, better to just not buy something that has had insufficient oil changes. If even the oil isn't changed often enough, anything more than that being done often enough is pretty unlikely. YMMV.
I wouldn't do a BG "service" at all though, even seafoam seems pricey to me considering the ingredients. I'd just dump a few ounces of naphtha (which is what many lighter fluids are) and a few more ounces of diesel fuel in, let it idle for 20 minutes, and then drop the oil pan to see the carnage. I would not do a flush without dropping the pan to clean it out and inspect the pickup. Then again, better to just not buy something that has had insufficient oil changes. If even the oil isn't changed often enough, anything more than that being done often enough is pretty unlikely. YMMV.
