Guest daddycool Posted May 13, 2004 Report Posted May 13, 2004 I have a 95 Galaxy 2.0. I was wondering if it would benefit from the use of an engine flush or any type of additives to clean the engine.From what i have found out there are mixed opinions on these, saying some do more harm than good. Any advice would be appreciated.. Many thanks Mark Quote
HJT Posted May 13, 2004 Report Posted May 13, 2004 The Ford manuals specifically state not to use oil additives. If you buy a decent quality oil there is no need for additives and iirc they can actually in some cases cause the oil to be less effective. Howard Quote
seatkid Posted May 14, 2004 Report Posted May 14, 2004 95 vintage engine and a single engine flush = kiss of death! Its less risky to start smoking 60 per day than to start using additives. Forget them both otherwise you will regret it... (been there, knacked the engines, got the teashirt) Why not just change the oil and filter more regularly? Quote
Guest daddycool Posted May 14, 2004 Report Posted May 14, 2004 The oil is black as it can get. I have been advised to change the oil every 2000 miles untill it looks clean two weeks after i have changed it. Is this good advice?? Many thanksMark Quote
Guest kev140766 Posted May 14, 2004 Report Posted May 14, 2004 I've put Slick 50 in every car I've owned. My 97 2.0 also runs on Castrol 5w30 Magnetec. I'm quite convinced it does no harm and improves fuel economy. Quote
HJT Posted May 14, 2004 Report Posted May 14, 2004 Oil companies spend vast sums of money on R&D to get the oil right. When you use an additive you are putting in a foreign substance that the oil manufacturer won't have allowed for, thereby changing the makeup and balance of the oil. This can't be a good thing. Do yourself a favour and save your money, a good quality oil doesn't need additives.When I test drove the Renault Scenic, I queried the fact that they now have an 18000 mile or 2 year service interval, the salesman said that because of the advances in oil technology, manufacturers can now extend these times and mileages with no fear of engine damage. Howard Quote
seatkid Posted May 15, 2004 Report Posted May 15, 2004 The oil is black as it can get. I have been advised to change the oil every 2000 miles untill it looks clean two weeks after i have changed it. Is this good advice?? Many thanksMark Sounds like excellent advice :D (for a petrol engine anyway - remember that in diesel engines the oil goes black virtually straight away) Quote
Guest Paul Collins Posted May 15, 2004 Report Posted May 15, 2004 Oil companies spend vast sums of money on R&D to get the oil right. When you use an additive you are putting in a foreign substance that the oil manufacturer won't have allowed for, thereby changing the makeup and balance of the oil. This can't be a good thing. Do yourself a favour and save your money, a good quality oil doesn't need additives.When I test drove the Renault Scenic, I queried the fact that they now have an 18000 mile or 2 year service interval, the salesman said that because of the advances in oil technology, manufacturers can now extend these times and mileages with no fear of engine damage. Howard Mercedes Benz Actros Truck - 100,000 km between oil changes Paul Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted May 15, 2004 Report Posted May 15, 2004 Personally I wouldn't dare use any flushing agents or other additives especialy in the PD engines. Changing the oil every 2000 miles seems very good advice - but the problem is, why does it go black so quickly? Have you recently changed the grade of oil you use so that some gunge may have been loosened? Quote
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