[Supras] Distributor Cap/Rotor

[Sean Cavanaugh]

from a site i found:
 
"If you have neglected regular oil changes and you want to do some interior engine cleaning, get the oil and filter changed and replace one quart of motor oil for one quart of transmission fluid. The transmission fluid has a high detergent content that will clean the engine without damaging it. Do this every 3,000 miles and you will clean the inside of the engine slowly and gently."
 
at least it will never beat the old letter to the editor of a car magazine where a guy heard about using a little brake fluid in the oil to swell the seals a bit and took it to mean dumping a whole bottle in.  "..have i done irreparable damage to my engine?"  "Yes."
 
 
-Sean



> From: bob_schultz at bellsouth.net> To: supraman88 at verizon.net; millenia2000 at hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:48:55 -0400> CC: supras at supras.com> Subject: Re: [Supras] Distributor Cap/Rotor> > The old school way to clean sludge out was to toss in a quart of> transmission fluid in the car and change it around 1000 miles later> > Bob > > -----Original Message-----> From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf> Of Supraman> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:34 AM> To: Sean Cavanaugh> Cc: Supras at supras.com> Subject: Re: [Supras] Distributor Cap/Rotor> > Sean Cavanaugh wrote:> > also does anyone have a recommended way to truly flush the oil in the> engine?> > > > I know places like jiffy lube will fill the engine with fresh oil with an> additive, run it for a few minutes then drain it all out and fill it back up> with oil again. trying to clean some slightly cooked oil out of engine.-Sean> >> > > Why do you want to flush the oil? I did that once with a Corolla SR-5> and saw my Oil Pressure drop by 1/3 after doing it.> > Just change the oil, drive for 1500 miles and change again, and change> after 1500 miles, then get on 3,000 miles thereafter.> > The ONLY thing I add to my oil is Marvel Mystery oil. I did it on that> Corolls, and then on a Corolla GTS I bought in 1986. The '80 SR-5 went> 244,000 miles before I traded it for the Hachiroku, and that now has> 259,000 miles on it; never a sludge or oil problem. I would drain it,> fill it with 5.5 qts of GOOD oil (I use Castrol GTX) and 1 qt MMO, drive> the 1500 miles and do it again. I would keep adding the MMO (well, I> *DO*!!). On my GTS, I have NEVER had to have the valves reshimmed! (The> GTS has basically the same engine as the Supra, minus 2 cylinders)> > > >> > > >> From: millenia2000 at hotmail.com> To: supras at supras.com> Date: Tue, 27 Mar> 2007 09:21:56 -0400> Subject: [Supras] Distributor Cap/Rotor> > My car is> down due to exhaust bolts ripping out.> > While I'm fixing it, I thought it> would be the perfect time to fix some other issues under the hood including> my slowly disintegrating Distributor cap (apparently arcing from the cap to> wire over 6 inches away causes the plastic surround of electrode to> explode)> > is there a preferred cap i should go for or are they all about> the same? I'll just get a cheap one from advance auto if there isn't.> >> -Sean> _________________________________________________________________>> Your friends are close to you. Keep them that way.>> http://spaces.live.com/signup.aspx>> _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list>> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com> >> > > _________________________________________________________________> > Live Search Maps - find all the local information you need, right when you> need it.> > http://maps.live.com/?icid=wlmtag2&FOR M=MGAC01> > _______________________________________________> > Supras mailing list> > Supras at supras.com> > http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com> >> > > > > _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com> > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition.> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: 3/26/2007> 2:31 PM> > > > _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com
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