|
Not logged in [Login - Register] |
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In |
Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Has anyone ever used this before? » Post Reply
|
Steve |
posted on 18th May 07 at 17:08 |
theres no such thing as a rocker cover gasket on the pugs you just have to use sealant | |
Paul_J |
posted on 18th May 07 at 16:55 |
to be honest it's not just that... but interesting to know. | |
Steve |
posted on 18th May 07 at 16:06 |
takes 4 minutes max to take off the rocker cover | |
Dave A |
posted on 18th May 07 at 15:42 |
quote: all of the crap that builds up in the engine could be blocking up tiny cracks and holes in the block/head and other seals or gaskets, flush it out and it could cause leaks, its harmless anyway. also, it basicly thins the oil and breaks down the viscosity of the oil, so lets say you fill up the sump with oil flush, run the car for 15 mins for it to wash round and then drain, all of the bearings, shells, seals, piston rings, lifters.... are coated in a substance which thins out the oil. now fill it up with new oil, and you will have already started to reduce the effectiveness of the new oil as the components are coated in a film of the flush which will mix with the oil. we stripped a complete engine recently, left it to drain the oil overnight before hand, as we were stripping it there must have been at least 0.5 to 1 litre of oil still in there. same would go for the engine flush. | |
Superlite Ltd. |
posted on 18th May 07 at 15:23 |
quote: make sure you use genuine filters ;) | |
Paul_J |
posted on 18th May 07 at 15:11 |
Cool cool :D thanks | |
Dave A |
posted on 18th May 07 at 15:03 |
quote: DONT use engine flush, it causes more problems that it solves an older engines. when you change your oil just use a cheap oil as a flush then fill up with the better oil. for a thrash round the ring, give the coolant system a flush through with some clean water and fill it up with new coolant, then the usual stuff like plugs etc... new brakes/pads might be an idea. | |
Paul_J |
posted on 18th May 07 at 14:26 |
Yeh but what I'm saying is that I want to make sure everything is tip top, not just the visible... the leak from rocker covers isn't that major to require me to take em off and reseal them. | |
Huwsi |
posted on 18th May 07 at 13:44 |
sorry to spam, but I've got the same problem with 14XE, just had it done by garage cos it was having MOT at the same time and it held for about a week and a half, though it's not so bad. Any ideas lads? | |
Scotty C |
posted on 18th May 07 at 13:25 |
Why don't you just change the rocker-cover gasket? | |
Paul_J |
posted on 18th May 07 at 13:16 |
yeh that's why I'm wondering about it, Reading the back it says contains no solid, won't cause blockages etc. | |
Dave A |
posted on 18th May 07 at 13:04 |
surely it would be cheaper in the long run to just change the rocker gasket? | |
Paul_J |
posted on 18th May 07 at 12:52 |
http://www.stp.com/oil_stop.html |