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"SHORT ANSWER DONT!!!!! here's why clicky here bit long but interesting"
"i dont use anything like this anymore i used injector cleaner on my bravo and it just destroyed my injectors haha only oil treatment i use now is a flush fluid for when you do a oil change! "
"personally i wouldn't even do that . especially on an older engine (like ours ) regular oil changes with quality oils and the correct filter is the best by far imo"
"I have read copious amounts of articles about the dangers of flushing older engines but my engine is 14 years old and a few rough and tapping noises were begging to appear. I knew these were nothing bad but just what to expect of a 14 year old engine. so what I do now is flush my engine twice at an oil change just incase any dirt has been dislodged and stuck. Now it runs as smooth as a wistle (for 4 cylinder standars anways). But I do think that the best way to avoid any uncertainty is to just regularly change the oil and the filter at the service intervals."
never used never will
"Only thing i've ever used is some Lucas additive to try and slow down the amount of oil my golf used to burn Seemed to work but could've just been in my head"
"Hmm well im going to be doing a change soon do we think a engine flush is a bad idea? Baring in mind there does seem to be abit not alot but a little bit of sludge in the engine (i noticed when i took the cam covers off) baring in mind its what a 18 Year old engine it did look cleaner than my first bravo which was 2001 reg haha "
"can i ask whats the point in oil additives? what do they do? what gains can you get from them? ive never used them and to be honest i wouldnt know what to do with them haha "
"everyones opinions differ. but i think they offer no gains only draw backs. they claim to 'increase engine life' 'reduce noise + smoke etc' you can get different ones that do different things. if you have a spare 4days read the article ."
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Quote:Surely a good regular service and abit of TLC would reduce noise and smoke from the car anyway!! Na cant say i would use them after reading that article!"
johny105 everyones opinions differ. but i think they offer no gains only draw backs. they claim to 'increase engine life' 'reduce noise + smoke etc' you can get different ones that do different things. if you have a spare 4days read the article .