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 Blue65
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| posted on December 26th, 2015 at 04:39 PM |
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Using Diesel as an Engine Oil
I was talking to another customer in an autoshop - and he told me he used diesel as a temporary engine oil so that it could help clean his engine.
His car was a Ford.
It seems an extraordinary thing to do. I wonder whether anyone in this forum has tried it?
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| posted on December 26th, 2015 at 05:17 PM |
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Who cares if its a ford 
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| posted on December 26th, 2015 at 06:10 PM |
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Who cares if its a ford
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Hey didn't you have a Turbo Ford Territory ?
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| posted on December 26th, 2015 at 06:18 PM |
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Good idea 
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| posted on December 26th, 2015 at 11:23 PM |
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heaps of detergent in there
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| posted on December 27th, 2015 at 06:22 AM |
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Diesel oil
Perhaps he meant using diesel oil.
I know of people who do that to clean their engines.
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| posted on December 27th, 2015 at 08:48 AM |
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Diesel is oil.
You could also use heating oil.
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| posted on December 27th, 2015 at 11:06 AM |
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I've heard of it, wouldn't drive the car anywhere, its supposed to free up stuck lifters which a VW engine doesn't have
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| posted on December 28th, 2015 at 08:59 AM |
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posted by karmann141
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posted by adlbeetle66
Who cares if its a ford
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Hey didn't you have a Turbo Ford Territory ?
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Shhhhhhhhhh..... 
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| posted on December 30th, 2015 at 09:12 AM |
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Using diesel as an oil
I did it once to a red motor in a HR Holden. The purpose of the exercise was only to flush the inside of the motor. We used a mix [ half and half] of
diesel and the normal oil and let the motor idle for a few minutes keeping an eye on the oil light and the temp gauge. After the few minutes we
dropped the mixture out and fitted a new filter, repeating the process. After two flushes we fitted another new filter and a proper amount of fresh
oil. From memory there were no ill effects afterwards........................cheers............Wayne
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| posted on December 31st, 2015 at 04:30 PM |
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Is it diesel engine oil that you used or diesel fuel?
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| posted on December 31st, 2015 at 05:08 PM |
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As stated, diesel fuel is used to flush out the oil system. You don't drive or put load on the engine under this condition. I recall many years
ago
a car had been stored at a house I was renting for over 2 years. The NRMA breakdown guy couldn't get it to start (hard to turnover) and he resorted
to putting a butane stove under the sump.He then drained what oil would come out and refilled with diesel fuel. He was then able to get it to turn
easier and start. After a while he drained the oil mix and refilled with straight oil.
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| posted on January 1st, 2016 at 01:13 PM |
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I read and have done this with transmission fluid too for the same effect.
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