hey all, i completely understand that the goal of motor oil is not to clean, it is to prevent deposits and i assume minimally clean as otherwise if it was cleaning too much filters would get clogged and etc etc
i also understand that it may seem as if this thread is always being asked but i did some searchs and i can't seem to find a perfectly helpful thread that is recent in 2023 or 2024 that could help with this
i want to take upon a experiment to tackle the varnish in my engine however my goal is to not run an engine cleaner or any other product like that. i want to see if i can get it cleaned by using normal off the shelf motor oils. I assume I will fail but it doesn't hurt to try.
First and foremost, i assume most people will say VRP as a first oil that comes to mind for this and luckily I am already running which I believe should be my 2nd OCI of VRP. I will do the full 4 oci's, however i want to prepare for the future and wondering what oil you think / would run / have run to tackle varnish.
I strictly want to use oil that can be bought off a walmart shelf and or auto part store shelf, budget between 30-40 usd max for a 5 quart. I understand this probably kicks off HPL, Redline, Amsoil off my list but thats essentially my goal as those products are in a tier of there own just based on price alone
I heard m1 fs 0w40 is a good cleaner but then I assumed M1 ESP 0W30 would be better since it has esters unless its reformulated. I don't think there is enough love on this forum for Castrol products so I doubt anyone would vouch for them, moving then to pennzoil i assume it would have to be between the Ultra Platinum or the Platinum Euro. Further down the list comes royal purple, quaker state, and etc etc but not sure enough love on this forum for people to have tested or vouched for those products in this usage scenario
essentially TL;DR - what oil to use to clean varnish that is fair priced
i also understand that it may seem as if this thread is always being asked but i did some searchs and i can't seem to find a perfectly helpful thread that is recent in 2023 or 2024 that could help with this
i want to take upon a experiment to tackle the varnish in my engine however my goal is to not run an engine cleaner or any other product like that. i want to see if i can get it cleaned by using normal off the shelf motor oils. I assume I will fail but it doesn't hurt to try.
First and foremost, i assume most people will say VRP as a first oil that comes to mind for this and luckily I am already running which I believe should be my 2nd OCI of VRP. I will do the full 4 oci's, however i want to prepare for the future and wondering what oil you think / would run / have run to tackle varnish.
I strictly want to use oil that can be bought off a walmart shelf and or auto part store shelf, budget between 30-40 usd max for a 5 quart. I understand this probably kicks off HPL, Redline, Amsoil off my list but thats essentially my goal as those products are in a tier of there own just based on price alone
I heard m1 fs 0w40 is a good cleaner but then I assumed M1 ESP 0W30 would be better since it has esters unless its reformulated. I don't think there is enough love on this forum for Castrol products so I doubt anyone would vouch for them, moving then to pennzoil i assume it would have to be between the Ultra Platinum or the Platinum Euro. Further down the list comes royal purple, quaker state, and etc etc but not sure enough love on this forum for people to have tested or vouched for those products in this usage scenario
essentially TL;DR - what oil to use to clean varnish that is fair priced
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