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Sep 24, 2018 11:20 pm
Sep 24, 2018 11:20 pm
Subject: Re: Oil additives
Hi David,
I did use some moly type additive in my V12 that did absolutely nothing. The problem I had was oil consumption, which eventually reached a staggering 100mpg yes per gallon. I used Redex oil treatment (completely different to the more usual petrol treatment), and that really did improve the oil consumption to a more manageable level.
For a newly rebuilt engine, the filter should catch anything untoward. That said, flushing oil would do no harm, and indeed could be beneficial as an aid to initial running in. The one issue I can think of is, how much flushing oil will be left in your engine after draining? The more left, the more it will dilute your fresh oil. Certainly worth draining the filter, as a good pint or more would otherwise remain.
Laurence
Hi David,
I did use some moly type additive in my V12 that did absolutely nothing. The problem I had was oil consumption, which eventually reached a staggering 100mpg yes per gallon. I used Redex oil treatment (completely different to the more usual petrol treatment), and that really did improve the oil consumption to a more manageable level.
For a newly rebuilt engine, the filter should catch anything untoward. That said, flushing oil would do no harm, and indeed could be beneficial as an aid to initial running in. The one issue I can think of is, how much flushing oil will be left in your engine after draining? The more left, the more it will dilute your fresh oil. Certainly worth draining the filter, as a good pint or more would otherwise remain.
Laurence