There is a product that you can buy at most stores called Reslone that will free up most stuck rings and clean out the oil flow system. follow directions on the label. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: Harold McElraft [mailto:hmcelraft@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 5:25 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: changing to synthetic oil I don't know that I buy the congealed oil stuff, but I did experience what I believed to be some stuck piston rings in a D that had been sitting for over five years. My concern was getting oil flow open to the rings and dissolving any sludge, etc. My search turned up a product made in Germany called LM Lubro Moly Oil Sludge Remover. I found it at a foreign auto parts store in Houston. I have not seen it at the usual places like NAPA, etal. The parts manager had a B28 Volvo and said he had used it in his engine and thought it was great stuff. So I decided to try it. This stuff is to be used before an oil change for about 200 miles and drained hot. I did that. The oil I drained was only a 1000 miles old and was it black. After that, no more noisy pistons and the oil stayed clean. That was about 45,000 miles ago. That's the only time I have used the sludge remover and it seemed to do the job. Harold McElraft - 3354 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "captain_hydrogen" <captainhydrogen@xxxx> wrote: > [MODERATOR'S NOTE: The debate on preferred motor oil comes up often and this will not be one of those debates. This is not a question about what the best motor oil is and responses of that form will be dumped as being repetitive with the massive archive we have on oil.] > > I will be changing to Mobil 1 Synthetic next weekend and would like > some opinions or factual information concerning something the guy at > the auto store said. I told him that prior to buying my DeLorean, it > sat dormant for a few years with all fluids present. He said that > over time, sediment can gather in the bottom of the oil pan and other > places and when changing over to synthetic oil, the smaller molecules > of the synthetic medium can loosen the old sediment and > cause "chunks" of congealed oil to clog the passage ways. He > suggested that I use a motor flush prior to changing oil and pointed > me to the motor flush section. He said that anyone will work, but > pointed to one he had experience with, "Fast Motor Flush, 5-Minute > Engine Cleaner, by CRC (www.crcindustries.com, part #05336)". I > bought two cans because of the amount of oil used in the engine. If > I need it, I have it, if I don't need it, I can return it. > > The question is, do I need it, or did I buy two cans of "snake oil"? > Is what the auto store guy said true? Since I will be changing over > to synthetic oil, is it possible that not using a motor flush prior > to the change, can damage my engine? > > Looking for answers and clarity. > > Thank you, > Ben Ferguson > Arizona DeLorean Club, VIN 10365 > American Hydrogen Association > captainhydrogen@xxxx To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/