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Feb 22, 2015 11:47 pm
Feb 22, 2015 11:47 pm
Subject: Re: 4.5 litre engine problems and upgrades
Hi Chaps
I have been following this discussion with interest and have two points to make.
Firstly, I am a great fan of cutting oil (suds) which I use on my lathe and milling machine. It has interesting properties. Not only does the metal cut nicely with a great finish, but when you spill some on the floor the detergent properties show up as well.
In fact the only problem with using cutting oil is that it stinks and my wife complains that I "smell of garage" which I remedy with a few drops of Jasmine aroma therapy oil which makes the workshop smell lovely...
With cars, I am also an old fan of a product called " Bar’s Leaks Radiator Stop Leak". When you add it to the cooling system the brown liquid goes white just like cutting oil. Has anybody any experience of using cutting oil in a car cooling system? I think it might work rather well.
Secondly, I have also been servicing my central heating system and used Fernox DS3 to de-scale the domestic hot water heat exchanger on my combi boiler. I now have lovely hot baths again. As many of you know, DS3 is our old friend for de-scaling car radiators as well. I then started thinking about central heating treatments such as Fernox DS40 system cleaner, as well as MB-1 which is an all-round protector. DS40 is very good at flushing lime-scale and black sludge etc from a heating system. Surely, isn't this what we need for our cars? Opinions please?
If anyone thinks that I am barking up the wrong tree, please tell me.
If I meet any fellow readers in a pub and I smell of Jasmine, you will know what I have been doing...
Colin M34
Hi Chaps
I have been following this discussion with interest and have two points to make.
Firstly, I am a great fan of cutting oil (suds) which I use on my lathe and milling machine. It has interesting properties. Not only does the metal cut nicely with a great finish, but when you spill some on the floor the detergent properties show up as well.
In fact the only problem with using cutting oil is that it stinks and my wife complains that I "smell of garage" which I remedy with a few drops of Jasmine aroma therapy oil which makes the workshop smell lovely...
With cars, I am also an old fan of a product called " Bar’s Leaks Radiator Stop Leak". When you add it to the cooling system the brown liquid goes white just like cutting oil. Has anybody any experience of using cutting oil in a car cooling system? I think it might work rather well.
Secondly, I have also been servicing my central heating system and used Fernox DS3 to de-scale the domestic hot water heat exchanger on my combi boiler. I now have lovely hot baths again. As many of you know, DS3 is our old friend for de-scaling car radiators as well. I then started thinking about central heating treatments such as Fernox DS40 system cleaner, as well as MB-1 which is an all-round protector. DS40 is very good at flushing lime-scale and black sludge etc from a heating system. Surely, isn't this what we need for our cars? Opinions please?
If anyone thinks that I am barking up the wrong tree, please tell me.
If I meet any fellow readers in a pub and I smell of Jasmine, you will know what I have been doing...
Colin M34