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Re: kerosine cleanout?
Now this has sparked my interest. I'm very happy with my 1.8 since it
doesn't have the tap (today with 5-30w). Have many people done this
"clean out" before?
Kervin
Ewan Hopkins wrote:
> basically: temporarily replacing some or all of the engine oil with a
> lighter lubricant to dissolve / flush out deposits before replacing with
> new oil. I've never done it with kerosene but I have done it using
> diesel, by draining all the engine oil, replacing with diesel and idling
> the engine for 5-10 minutes. Diesel has the possible advantage of being
> full of detergents which may get rid of more deposits. I've used it to
> successfully cure noisy hydraulic tappets, especially on audi I5 engines
> which seem to be particularly prone to this.
>
> HTH,
>
> Ewan Hopkins...
>
> '85 Storm 2.0
> '86 GT 1.8
> '87 GT 1.6
>
>
>
>> From: Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
>> To: Antaki <wrack@home.com>
>> CC: scirocco-L <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>> Subject: kerosine cleanout?
>> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 06:14:19 -0400
>>
>> What is a kerosine cleanout?
>>
>>
>>
>> Antaki wrote:
>>
>>> Just as with hydraulic heads, thinner oil may be able to squeeze into
>>> clogged or dirty places better than the thick, supplying more cushion
>>> to the
>>> affected parts.
>>> May be time for a kerosine cleanout. Carefully done, might be worth
>>> it, any
>>> experience out there doing this?
>>>
>>> My 2¢ deposit...
>>>
>>> Ron Antaki
>>> '88 16V (new 2.0 soon)
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Fry, Larry
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 7:15 AM
>>> To: Kervin Ridgley; scirocco-L
>>> Subject: RE: 5w-20w
>>>
>>>
>>> Kervin-
>>> You are correct, 5w-20 is too thin except when temperatures don't get
>>> above freezing. I couldn't tell you why the new, thinner oil would
>>> make a
>>> ticking go away on a non-hydraulic lifter engine. Anyone else got a
>>> theory?
>>>
>>> Larry sandiego16V
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kervin Ridgley [mailto:kervinridgley@earthlink.net]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:23 PM
>>> To: scirocco-L
>>> Subject: 5w-20w
>>>
>>>
>>> I was spacing out in Walmart Sunday and I got a case of 5w-20w oil. I
>>> changed my oil and put on a new VW filter (first time I used a genuine
>>> one). Here's the weird part. My engine was making a ticking noise
>>> before (with 20w-50w). I was pretty sure the bearings on bottom were
>>> scored because there was very little oil in the car when I bought it
>>> (The oil was all in the coolant from a leaky oil cooler). After the
>>> may-be-to-light oil change, the motor is really quiet. It's a JH with
>>> about 150,000 miles. Is there anyone that is using 5-20w in a JH for a
>>> long time. I went and got some 20w-50w tonight that I plan to put in on
>>> Sunday, but I wanted some thoughts from others.
>>>
>>> Kervin
>>> 86 8v
>>>
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