kerosine cleanout?

[Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>]

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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