[alfa] Flushing oil (was Diesel oil)

[Jon Pike <jhpike@xxxxxxx>]

Hmmm.. certainly wouldn't want to drive very far on that!

I've heard of,  and actually tried once the method of pouring a quart of 
ATF in with the oil and driving for a while before the change.  The 
Saturn I have as a daily driver was developing some hydraulic tappet 
noises, and the dealer even mentioned it as a method they use for 
stubborn cases. 
Did seem to clear up my noises..  I have no real idea of how bad it is 
on your engine,  but at least there's still mostly oil in there.  The 
guy I talked to said he's even drove for a few days with it on his 
personal car,  that's a little much for me,  I drove for 10-15 minutes...

Jon


> A friend of mine was telling me that years ago his father used something
> different to flush car engines: kerosene. Apparently he would drain out the
> oil, fill with kerosene, drive around the block, drain out the kerosene, 
> change
> the filter, and add fresh oil. It was quite effective according to my friend.
>
> - -Josh
> '71 1750 Berlina
> '72 2000 Berlina
> '84 GTV6
>
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