I'm looking into doing an engine flush on my evo. Came across this stuff:

https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aef.aspx

I called their tech line and they said it's find to use on turbocharged motors. Was wondering if anyone has used this or would recommend using something else possibly? Thanks

 

Very good prod, or you can also get some 20w oil and IDDLE the car with the 20 DO NOT RUN THE CAR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE 20 ONLY IDDLE for 10min, drain the 20 and pour the 10-30 or whatever you are thinking of using for the car.

let us know if we can help you with anything

 

Serote!...

Let me know how this works out for ya

 

i am concerned about some of this stuff staying in the oil cooler
if u were removing and cleaning the cooler then fine but I think some tought needs to be done here

have used the amsoil and also wynn's cleaner in other vehicles and was satisfied most of it came out after it was drained
the wynn's product is nice as the vehicle can be driven for a while with product in engine

 

^ I agree, I'm always afraid of doing any of this stuff. Automotive manufacturers neither require nor recommend doing any of this, short of a mild injector cleaner.

 

Why would I want to run a thicker weight in the motor in order to flush it? Any info would be appreciated!!

I was thinking of removing and draining the oil cooler as well just to ensure a full flush.

I thought a full fluid flush was part of the 30k and 60k maintenance?

 

You do not need to do a Flush. The only thing that gets deposits is Valves and Injectors most of the time. Flushing is useless as it does more harm than good. New oil cleans your engine for you hence the reason why it turns black.

 

+1 for Ph3n1x's response. As long as you keep up with oil changes you should be clean.

 

i have a machine at my job that pressures clean oil through the motor. i do that once awhile with clean oil and my oil keeps from turning black so fast. i dont really like running the oil on additives.

 

its not using a thiker oil is actually using a thinner oil a 20.

however i agree with the fact that good synthetics will clean you engine and in most cases are free of gunk.

 

What if you have an older car (import) that you don't know the history of what oil has been run in it in the past and you've also left your oil for slightly too long? This is my situation and I still can't decide whether I should be running engine flush or not.

Would it be better to run some fresh oil through it for a shorter period of time and then swapping the oil out again. Either way I have also found that some engine flushes are deliberatly not too strong so they don't break down big deposits that could then get stuck elsewhere. It also seems that everyone who does run engine flush has never had a problem?