Re: kerosine cleanout?

[Matt Coates <bencoates@yahoo.com>]

Marvel mystery oil is the (.)(.)'s for this....  (no offense to the ladies
;)half that with half motor oil...  cleans out the goop, and much more friendly
to old seals and gaskets.  Watch the oil filter though... dislodged sludge can
clog it up.  

-Matt
'87 16v roc


--- Ewan Hopkins <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com> 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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