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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: greenman on 26 September 2010, 21:33:35

Title: Engine flush
Post by: greenman on 26 September 2010, 21:33:35

What,s best for flushing the engine thru to get rid of sludge after HG failure?

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: Kneepad on 26 September 2010, 21:51:57

You can buy proprietry degreasers for this, but the word on the forum is that a low suds washing powder will do the job quite adequately.

Edit: Don't use powder. Liquid or gel  premixed.   

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: Kneepad on 26 September 2010, 22:13:23

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forte-Car-Bio-Cooling-Coolant-System-Degreaser-400ml-/280563464899?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4152e2bac3#ht_2374wt_902

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: Entwood on 26 September 2010, 22:24:59

Lo-suds biological powder, mixed outside the car.... fill system, run until hot with heater on max hot, switch off, leave to soak overnight. Flush very thoroughly - including running until hot. Repeat daily for about a week !!

Takes a while but does work ... eventually !!

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: Osprey on 26 September 2010, 22:50:25

I've never tried this but it seems to me that dishwasher powder dissolves a lot of grease pretty efficiently.  It is certainly low on suds and is designed works at a pretty high water temperatures. 

Obviously you would still have to mix it outside the car as Entwood says. 

Anybody tried this?

 :question

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: greenman on 26 September 2010, 23:04:57

Thanks for the replies.Think I,ll stay with a branded degreaser.

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: hotel21 on 26 September 2010, 23:06:37

Use Gunk or Jizer or similar proprietry degreaser.  Needs lots of flushing, probable repeated applications, but will EVENTUALLY clear.

Heard some folks used fernox, the central heating water system stuff, with some success as well... 

Title: Re: Engine flush
Post by: Ploppy on 26 September 2010, 23:12:42

What about " greased lightning "

Heard good reports?

Anybody used this? :y