Kerosene?
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Parrothead
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From: Margaritaville Embassy
St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
Kerosene?
I was talking to a friend who calims to know about cars but this is sheer crazy.. isn't it? since I have NO IDEA what kind of oil the dealer put in my 01, I want to do an oil change to mobil 1. now this guy is saying not only do i need to change oil and filter, but I need to drain the oil, then run 2-3 qts of kerosene to flush the negine.. I think thats asking for a big kaboom on ignition..
Drifting
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From: bloomfield nj
DO NOT FLUSH THE ENGINE WITH KEROSENE OR ANYTHING ELSE!.
if you went to the dealer and they have a decent rep. they put in mobil 1.if you are still squirmmy,drain it,replace the filter and refill.
if you went to the dealer and they have a decent rep. they put in mobil 1.if you are still squirmmy,drain it,replace the filter and refill.
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Parrothead
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From: Margaritaville Embassy
St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
Originally Posted by dpd
DO NOT FLUSH THE ENGINE WITH KEROSENE OR ANYTHING ELSE!.
if you went to the dealer and they have a decent rep. they put in mobil 1.if you are still squirmmy,drain it,replace the filter and refill.
if you went to the dealer and they have a decent rep. they put in mobil 1.if you are still squirmmy,drain it,replace the filter and refill.
Racer
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From: HAMILTON ALABAMA
Dont Do It!!!
people used to flush teir engines in the fifties with stuff like that before they had actuall engine flush but that is for engines that are gunked up but i highly doubt u need to do that!!! Just run an extra Quart through it with the drain plug out to wash all of the old oil out. Continue runnin mobil 1 cause it runs at a cooler oil temp with it. The Corvette engine is specially designed to run on Mobil1 and a continuous changing of oil brands can sometimes start it to using a little!! But please do not use Kerosene in that engine!!
Burning Brakes
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From: Lake Worth. Fl.,USA Fl
This procedure is utilized on a heavily sludged engine. Works very well when required. It is doubtful you have any significant amount of sludge if you were using modern oils with frequent changing. Today's detergent additives are excellent in dino and especially in synthetics .
Melting Slicks
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From: Rehoboth MA . . . NRA Life Member
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Originally Posted by Markm10431
I was talking to a friend who calims to know about cars but this is sheer crazy.. isn't it? since I have NO IDEA what kind of oil the dealer put in my 01, I want to do an oil change to mobil 1. now this guy is saying not only do i need to change oil and filter, but I need to drain the oil, then run 2-3 qts of kerosene to flush the negine.. I think thats asking for a big kaboom on ignition..
First off, No Kerosene
Synthetic oils are fully compatible with their petroleum counterpart. Drain the oil and refill it with the synthetic of your choice that meets the manufactures recommended specification. Depending on the filter he's installed you "may" want to change it also. If he's installed a high quality filter leave it until the next oil change.
Keep the friend but don't take his advice regarding auto's.
Bob
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From: Louisville KY
Just to add another point of view. I have flushed out lawn equipment engines with kerosene for years. I started doing it to get the junk out of the bottom of the engines without filters. I keep doing it even on the twin cylinder ones and ones with filters. Kerosene is not that flamable and it does not delute the oil around the bearings. The dealer said my son got more hours out of his engines because his dad (me) kept them so clean inside and out. My son ran a lawn business through high school, college and medical school and I was the resident equipment fixer.
I do agree that our cars do not need a kerosene flush, and the older cars probably could use one. I am not sure that it will damage an engine or ignite. After all you just pour it in the top and it comes out the bottom. I never ran an engine with kerosene in it.
I do agree that our cars do not need a kerosene flush, and the older cars probably could use one. I am not sure that it will damage an engine or ignite. After all you just pour it in the top and it comes out the bottom. I never ran an engine with kerosene in it.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'05
If you go to a parts store and buy engine flush, it will say "contents, kerosene". You would never run straight kero, you would add it to your oil prior to a change. All you really need to do is drain whats in there and add Mobil 1.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bear Delaware
Now you guys are talking stuff I know about. I agree with everything said so far. No need to do it. When it was done, the kerosene was mixed with one qt. of new oil. I'll bet none of you has ever laced a cracked engine block before. Ahhh for the good old days when you could raise the hood and actually SEE the engine.
Racer
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From: Mechanicsburg Pa
I strongly reccomend not flushing it unless the car was used for very short trips and used regular conventional oil.
There's an easy way to find out if it needs to be flushed. Open the oil cap and look inside (a flashlight would help) if you see sludge and can feel sludge with your finger, then go ahead and flush it.
If the car was using synthetic oil, it shouldn't need to be flushed.
Every engine I've had that used sythetic oil has been as clean as a whistle.
The thought of running a solvent in the engine and expecting it all to come out is just asking for trouble
IMHO
There's an easy way to find out if it needs to be flushed. Open the oil cap and look inside (a flashlight would help) if you see sludge and can feel sludge with your finger, then go ahead and flush it.
If the car was using synthetic oil, it shouldn't need to be flushed.
Every engine I've had that used sythetic oil has been as clean as a whistle.
The thought of running a solvent in the engine and expecting it all to come out is just asking for trouble
IMHO
Melting Slicks
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
Originally Posted by Markm10431
thats what i thought.. and since I DONT know the rep of the dealer (Coggin) Im going to assume non synthetic nonmobil 1 and get it done
If you have any questions just call them or go in and talk to the general manager and I'm sure they will take care of you.
And forget the flush job.
Last edited by corvettebob1; Dec 5, 2005 at 11:54 AM.
