Recent content by theshallot

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 That does not sound good. Was it leaking antifreeze externally or blowing it out the exhaust? Could of warped a valve uhmmm could be a lifter though to me it sounds lower pitched than a lifter. Hope its not lower end. When you Rev the engine what does it do? Does...

Oh sorry forgot.... it has 122K miles on it. The engine looked a tad sludged, up on top looking into the filler hole.

Well my friend has a 96 Blazer 4.3L and got the intake manifold replaced and the oil cooler lines replaced. Supposedly he said NO coolant mixed with the oil. He got the Blazer back and NOW its making this noise...

One is I was thinking about getting a 1997 Toyota Avalon with the 6 cyl. that has 215K miles. Is that a horrible engine? Also is there a video on the site or maybe some photos of what Lucas oil does? I added a qt and now Im reading on here its utter [censored]. I just wanted to quiet my timing...

Originally Posted By: ahoier shhh....lol. you should have put this in the additives forum Put your flame retardent suit on now. For "best" cleaning....it's hard to say. I've had good luck with Seafoam in the crankcase (only like 5-6 oz.....at 1.5 oz. per QUART of oil currently in the...

What is the MOST effective in the crankcase for cleaning and lubrication?

Originally Posted By: oldmaninsc Originally Posted By: theshallot I looked around and I couldnt find any info about this. My timing chain is rattling upon startup and after asking a few folks it seems they feel the tensioner is stuck because of lack of oil flow. One of the old mechanics said I...

Why would I cut open my filter? Also I live in a apartment complex so I have no tools for that. Im at the point I want to sell this [censored] thing! I just dont know WHAT to do.

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL It's a Modular. It doesn't need weird additives or ATF in the oil. It needs regular maintenance and pretty much nothing else. A good oil like Mobil 1, PP, PU, or even a 5w20 conventional would be just fine run at sane intervals with a Motorcraft filter. Don't use...

Well how long should I drive around with the ATF in there? And whats up with that Motor Rx? (is that is what its called?) MMO huh? what does it do? OHHHHHH!!!!!! And whats up with Lucas? Some mechanic RAVED about it!

What is MMO? I love Sea Foam but I was thinking that would take to long. Thanks for the quick replies BTW

I looked around and I couldnt find any info about this. My timing chain is rattling upon startup and after asking a few folks it seems they feel the tensioner is stuck because of lack of oil flow. One of the old mechanics said I should run 4 qts of oil and one qt of ATF in there for about...