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Quoted From rice400:
dont flush it, you’ll do more harm than good.
Yeah I know. The only safe way to use gunk motor flush is to take the oil pan off after draining the oil and clean the motor from the inside out. Talked some guy out of using it yesteday as he was bringing his vehicle in for an oil change. 1992 Ford Explorer with 250xxx miles. He would’ve destroyed his engine.
Would using marvel mystery oil or seafoam help? Is there another oil I can switch to that would slowly remove the sludge?
The engine has been making this noise for 30k miles. I found a video on youtube that sounds exactly the same as my engine…. But I don’t know how to link.
Well I took the buick to my mechanic. He says theres nothing wrong with it. The 3.1L engine has piston slap and also is well known for oil taking longer than usual to reach the valve train. He also said since my coolant overflow tank is the one that came with the vehicle, the dark coolant is from 17 years of build up. The vehicle isn’t overheating, and the coolant in my radiator looks just as fresh as it did after I had it flushed 5 months ago.
I am considering looking at a used Toyota or Nissan instead of the Kia.
No, The vehicle does not smoke at all. I am kind of suspicious of it being a head gasket, The vehicle over-heated once, over 2 years ago. I am now just seeing problems. I take it you would not recommend the motor flush. Would using a quart of automatic tranny fluid be any safer?
Yeah, I’m just gonna see what the problem is. I have no intention of putting more money into this vehicle. I’m planning on joining a credit union to get that 212 Kia Forte EX finianced at around 6%. $300 a month and after I finish my automotive technology classes in early 2014 I’ll probably sell it for whatever else I own on it, and get a better vehicle.