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is it worth running an oil cleaner through next time I get o
Will be doing oil change soon and recently read about running an oil cleaner through the engine and how this will extend engine life and improve performance. The garage told me before that these cleaners were "a load of pointless pish". I would like to keep car tip top so does anyone know whether this would be worth it?
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<sits in comfy chair, opens popcorn>...boristhespie wrote:Will be doing oil change soon and recently read about running an oil cleaner through the engine and how this will extend engine life and improve performance. The garage told me before that these cleaners were "a load of pointless pish". I would like to keep car tip top so does anyone know whether this would be worth it?
There's a thread elsewhere that goes into this. Someone will point it out, I can't find it. I agree with your garage, others don't..
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Mike, you were right, there is a post, and here is the link;
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... sh#p349081" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mind you, it did get rather heated.
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... sh#p349081" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mind you, it did get rather heated.
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Re: is it worth running an oil cleaner through next time I g
it seems to me its a personal choice as mike says some swear by it some dont i always use it on the first oil change when i get a new car to me. as i dont know what oil it has had in it but only on the first change
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Re: is it worth running an oil cleaner through next time I g
It could depend on how often you change your oil, on the old XUDs I changed mine every 5000 miles and the engine was always clean inside, if its an Hdi you have you can leave it a bit longer but I wouldn't go beyond 8000.
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Still didn't get any proof either, just opinions..Hell Razor5543 wrote:Mike, you were right, there is a post, and here is the link;
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... sh#p349081" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mind you, it did get rather heated.
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i would think if it hasn't been used all the cars life, there's no point in starting to use it once the cars mileage gets up into higher figures
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current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years