Reply to "Heated Chemical Engine Oil Flushes, safe, worthwhile?"

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A. I hate quicky lube places. The vast majority of them will screw you one way or another. I think someone here or at bobistheoilguy refered to thier extra services as a "wallet flush"

B. Before I spent ~$90 on any quicky lube flush, I would just run a gentle cleaner like AutoRX or Nuetra. I have used the old school solvent flushes like Gunk or Seafoam (both of which can be apporximated with kerosene or diesel) on clunkers to clear a plugged pump screen. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

C. The 15W40 and 5W40 HDEO's seem to have a very mild cleaning effect, possibly akin to MaxLife. Nothing wrong with running one of them in a car in appropriate temps, espicially the more advanced ones.

3/21/044:40 PM

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