Re: kerosine cleanout?

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

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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