Kerosene To Flush Engine?

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I always likened it to ATF. I suppose Kerosene does have a lot of lubricating properties. It'd be cheap enough to do it, drain it, and repeat.

Argh, perhaps I'll gather up the balls to do it here soon.

[Rick_96PGT]

Kerosene engine flush...Step by step...

1. Drain oil except one quart, or you can drain all the oil and add one quart of new oil. (starting with a NEW oil filter is recomended).
2. Add the remainder as kerosene, approx. 3 quarts.
3. Start the engine. DO NOT REV THE ENGINE
4. let it run until warm, not HOT, just warm. About 5-10 mins.
5. Drain the entire contents.
6. Add one quart oil, 3 quarts kerosene.
7. Run the engine again until slightly warmer. DO NOT REV THE ENGINE
8. Drain the entire system.
9. You can pour Kerosene into the NON-running engine as it drains out untill it comes out clear.
10. Pour about one quart of oil and let it run out of the oil pan.
11. Add your favorite oil/oil filter.(replace oil pan plug...:razz
12. Run engine until its at operating tempature. Check to make sure it is running ok.
13. Optional...You can drain the system one last time and add new oil filter and oil...

This does a great job...

The residue that comes out should be quite black and a thin liquid...Chunks or sludge should be disolved...

Note:

those who use Quaker State oil may experiance chunks and or sludge when draining the system through out the procedure...This is typical of Quaker State oils...

Disclaimer:

I am not responsible for your intelligence, or lack there of....

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[bostonmx6]

flushing engine with kerosene gives very good results. engine oil flush additives are basically kerosene too, put them in a glass bottle and compare..

however, there is one exception for the engine flush: high mileage cars. in an old engine you really don't want to remove all the deposits. some of these deposits help seal rings, lifters and even some of the flanges between the heads, covers, pan and the block, where the gaskets are thin. i have heard of engines with over 180000 miles that worked fine, but when flushed it failed in a month because the blow-by past the scraper ring(now really clean) contaminated the oil and screwed the rod bearings.

same thing happened to my dad's benz (300000 miles). it was running smooth but high emissions so i decided to decarb the engine and make an engine flush. eventually it started burning oil and smoking blue especially after decelerating with compression(oil passing into the combustion chamber as a result of worn and "clean" rings).

[probe]

so, if your car has high mileage, don't flush? i have 112,000 on the odo. my hla's are ticking loudly and i want to flush the engine, but bostommx6 has me wondering now. any ideas?

[Tolzer]

iF you have an engine that is really nasty you have to drop the pan for cleaning to make sure you remove all the sludge. as in the case above he might have not done this properly or had too much sludge. If you are cautous just use Mobil 1 a good filter and it will clean the engine at a slower pace. And alot safer. because you can never be sure you have cleaned it all and some dirt could clog a major port as in crank or rod bearing. And that would be bad.

[91PGT]

i got 102k,

should i be worried?

ricks has the best knowledge of the pgt,


so rick,?? lol. , your the master !!!

[Bobby Digital]

I got a little over 100K on mine (running quite well) and I have wanted to flush the engine for a while. I was gonna use STP and do it tommorrow but now I think I'll try this kerosene method, the consensus seems to be that this is an effective method. I'll let you other high milage guys know how it goes.

[akshun172]

I flushed my engine over a month ago and for the first time since I've had it. No problems yet and I'm pushing close to 170,000 miles....

[Deadwlkin]

You mean the good people that manufactor all these fine aditives that brag on how advanced and well engineered there products are have been using common Kerosiene?
hehe....kinda sucks people pay 3 bucks a quart for something that sells at any gas station for 2 bucks a gallon.. Gotta love marketing....
I think we should all sell our used motor oil back to them and call it.....ummm....
Cement dye......and brag about how it makes any cement surface look and feel like asphalt... :grin:

[Rick_96PGT]

On 2001-04-11 02:34, 91PGT wrote:
i got 102k,

should i be worried?

ricks has the best knowledge of the pgt,


so rick,?? lol. , your the master !!!

Honestly...I never had an engine get worse than it was....

[bostonmx6]

On 2001-04-11 01:34, probe wrote:
so, if your car has high mileage, don't flush? i have 112,000 on the odo. my hla's are ticking loudly and i want to flush the engine, but bostommx6 has me wondering now. any ideas?

don't get me wrong, i definitely don't think kerosene flush is bad. i personally had very good results except one example (300k driven hard). just do it in your own risk if you have hi mileage. in most cases 170k is not considered as high mileage in KL engines anyway.

[Lord Optik]

out of curiocity what would happen if you reved high?

boom boom?

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

I concur, 200,000 on a Kl engine is not "High Mileage".....I run Mobil 1 0W30 at 155,000 miles with no HLA tap or valve train noise. My girl has over 170,000 running Mobil 1 as well, with the same effects, no HLAs or valve train noise. The 2.5 engine is a very sophisticated and very well engineered engine, this aint your dad's cast iron Push rod V-8.

[Bobby Digital]

Well, sorry guys, I sold out. I didn't have the balls to try the kerosene method, I used STP Engine Flush instead. Actually it was more about cost than balls. Even though the STP costs more than kerosene, the procedure for kerosene requires more oil and more filters whereas the STP only requires you to change the oil/filter once (at the end of the flush). So, the STP came out cheaper and that's why I used it instead of kerosene. Anyways, with 97,000 miles on my 94 PGT I noticed better gas milage and a smoother running engine (no noticable power increase though). I'm happy with the results from STP. You can tell it works too because the oil that comes out is really dark black and full of dissolved carbon. I ran the car for 20 min. with the STP in it because I never flushed the engine before. Next time (next year) I'll only run it for 5 min.

[Rumble]

About your disclaimer, is that legally binding?? I spilled kerosene all over my hood and down my fender, do I still get a free paint job? LOL (just kidding, of course!)

I suggest taking off the pan and scraping out all the itty bitty pieces of Honda Civics, those damn things clog up the KL engines with rice!!