1baddls1

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whats the deal with that?

i have heard on several different occasions from several different people that adding 1 qt of Synthetic ATF and running for 5 min
then do oil change as usual but let plug out & drain for an hour or so
the different cleaning agents will clean up the engine like no other and will have no negative effects... only doing this procedure on a rare occasion...

anyone else heard of this??

s346k

iTrader: (4)

no.

in most cases, anyone who puts anything except motor oil in their crankcase is probably an idiot.

if you want to clean the inside of your engine, get some autorx.

N4cer

iTrader: (11)

I've heard of kerosene. Never done it myself.

vettenuts

iTrader: (4)

Lube Control, don't use ATF!!!!!

Ryan02SS

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Modern ATF's don't have any more detergent or dispersant than regular motor oils. In most cases ATF will have considerable less of an additive package than a $.99 bottle of motor oil.

It probably will not hurt the engine unless it is run on straight ATF.
A vast waste of time IMO.

mcamp001

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wow, this is old school. My dad used to do this back in the 50's. I think oils have come a long way, so it is probably much different and un-necessary now.

oange ss

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i use Coke

TransAminal

The only thing I would put into the engine before an oil change is motor flush or a petroleum based product like Seafoam.

I used Seafoam before my last oil change, motor ran fine with it in there, and it cleaned out the crankcase pretty nicely.

1baddls1

iTrader: (31)

autorx
lube control
seafoam

anything else???
i guess ill do some research on these three and see what i come up with

sroach20

iTrader: (31)

seafoam is some bada$$ stuff!

SoCalZ28

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im gunna seafoam mine pretty soon here.

Steve Burger

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Seafoam at the end of each season. Add it to the oil, run for 10 min and drain. It's also a great injector cleaner when added to gas.

scotts94_z28

seafoam all the way theres a great write up on it in the maitenance section
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/534376-how-seafoam-your-car.html

rocketman442

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COKE!!!??? you mean cocaine???

fast98

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i use a mix of trans fluid and 80-90 gear oil along with some salt to break up the big things..................acctually i wouldnt use anything

cold_surfer

My brother did that in my dad's pontiac 4cyl when we were in high school and it colapsed a lifter, floated/hammered a valve, bent/broke a pushrod, and then scarred the rocker arm up. A few hundred dollars and skinned up knuckles later, we learn to never do that again.

bww3588

iTrader: (49)

I use beer or whiskey.

8GTOKLR

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atf is a detergent not a lubricant as much. to do the cleaning you have to mix 2 cups atf to a gallon of gas for fuel system. havent heard of putting a quart in the oil. they do have additives that do that instead of

Wnts2Go10O

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in a pinch you can use coca cola as a motor oil. you can also use it as a degreaser. if you leave a steak in a bowl of cola, the cola will disolve the steak. that **** is VERY acidic

rocketman442

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nice