stu.jo@ibm.net wrote (thanks!):
>IMHO, putting a high detergent additive in a dirty engine can have
>disastrous affects.This is because the detergent piocks up a lot of
>sludge and deposits it in critical oilways. I speak from experience,
>having done this to a 1956 Ford Zephyr in the UK back in the early 60's
>when some new oil came out that was going to do all kinds of wonderful
>things to keep your engine clean
...which is why I wrote the initial post. I also have heard of this,
however; am unsure how this would happen with a full-flow filtration system
if the oil filter was changed every several hours through the flushing
process??? I can see how it might chew on the oil pump since it lives upstream
from the filter. I though some wise technical guru knows how the sludge
makes it past the filter to the wearing parts. I can see how this would
happen with an engine (such as the early TR2) that had a partial filtration
system. I can also see that this would happen if one didn't replace a
clogged filter in a full-flow filtration system and the emergency bypass
opened. Was the Zephyr a full-flow filtration system?
Anyone else with knowledge here?
Bruce Clough
'62 TR4 with a very, very clean engine
'81 TR7 - planning on looking in the engine later this year
'60 Buick LeSabre - Battlestar Galactica,
'61 Chrysler Newport - "Shamu" with the dirty engine guts
'65 Plymouth Valiant - Daily driver, winter beater, etc.
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