Valoline offers an engine flush and advises it around 40k's. Is this
necessary?

 

<Dan> wrote in message news:kt50035slo41rocivsc9o6adigp18blm6r@4ax.com...
> Valoline offers an engine flush and advises it around 40k's. Is this
> necessary?

Not IMO. I've driven cars for well over 150,000 to 200,000 miles with
change intervals at about 7500 miles (I do some highway driving) and never
had a ring, bearing, or valve problem or visible sludge.

There may be some particular engines or very harsh driving conditions that
may justify a flush, but today's oils are really pretty good. I don't
believe in additives for any automobile liquids either. The main purpose of
that stuff is to extract money from your wallet.

 

<Dan> wrote in message news:kt50035slo41rocivsc9o6adigp18blm6r@4ax.com...
> Valoline offers an engine flush and advises it around 40k's. Is this
> necessary?

It's necessary to maintain Valvoline's profits. Won't do squat for your
car.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

thanks for the info guys.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:18:03 -0500, "Mike Marlow" <mmarlow@alltel.net>
wrote:

>
><Dan> wrote in message news:kt50035slo41rocivsc9o6adigp18blm6r@4ax.com...
>> Valoline offers an engine flush and advises it around 40k's. Is this
>> necessary?
>
>It's necessary to maintain Valvoline's profits. Won't do squat for your
>car.