The local china mart is offering a pennzoil labeled engine flush for my 04 3.3L Sienna since there seems to be caked oil in the pour hole. Service is only 10
Yay or Nay?
Yay or Nay?
Wal-mart Engine Oil Flush
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Nay. Get some MMO for a gentle engine flush.
stay away. A 10 minute flush is heavy solvent based. no thanks. kerosene would do the same thing.
That year sienna is not the sludge motor . What kind of oil and changes are you using ? First I would change to a quality cleaning synthetic like m-1 or pu for 1 change . If that does not show a difference I would
Use mmo in the oil or have a b-g flush done. some people use auto rx. too much work and pricy for my taste.
That year sienna is not the sludge motor . What kind of oil and changes are you using ? First I would change to a quality cleaning synthetic like m-1 or pu for 1 change . If that does not show a difference I would
Use mmo in the oil or have a b-g flush done. some people use auto rx. too much work and pricy for my taste.
Nay as well. MMO is good. AutoRX with a run of QS Green bottle would be nice as well.
Just buy the engine flush yourself for half the cost and pour it in the fill hole, let engine idle while waiting for oil change. Or put in 1/2 quart MMO about 1k miles before oil change.
Just start using Pennzoil Ultra and it should clean things nicely over time!
Originally Posted By: chad8
stay away. A 10 minute flush is heavy solvent based. no thanks. kerosene would do the same thing.
That year sienna is not the sludge motor . What kind of oil and changes are you using ? First I would change to a quality cleaning synthetic like m-1 or pu for 1 change . If that does not show a difference I would
Use mmo in the oil or have a b-g flush done. some people use auto rx. too much work and pricy for my taste.
Well i cant really acess PU atm since its not released here yet, and nowhere i know can i get MMO, Im usually chaning the oil around 5000km or 3 month interval which ever comes first. But my dad has been using it a lot and havent time to change the oil since April and its been running GTX 5W30 dino which i dont like since it seems get dirty fast and causes some consumption. Btw the car has 85000 km on it so i guess i dont need the flush.
stay away. A 10 minute flush is heavy solvent based. no thanks. kerosene would do the same thing.
That year sienna is not the sludge motor . What kind of oil and changes are you using ? First I would change to a quality cleaning synthetic like m-1 or pu for 1 change . If that does not show a difference I would
Use mmo in the oil or have a b-g flush done. some people use auto rx. too much work and pricy for my taste.
Well i cant really acess PU atm since its not released here yet, and nowhere i know can i get MMO, Im usually chaning the oil around 5000km or 3 month interval which ever comes first. But my dad has been using it a lot and havent time to change the oil since April and its been running GTX 5W30 dino which i dont like since it seems get dirty fast and causes some consumption. Btw the car has 85000 km on it so i guess i dont need the flush.
i think $10 flush is when combined with Oil change. either way OP is not going to let WalMart change oil so there is few option for him to pour detergent himself.
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i think $10 flush is when combined with Oil change. either way OP is not going to let WalMart change oil so there is few option for him to pour detergent himself.
Actually i let them change my oil to bulk PZL 5W30 and rotate my tires(FREE since i bought them from them). But i ended up getting some seafoam from partsource and added it to crankcase and drove 50km before oil change.
i think $10 flush is when combined with Oil change. either way OP is not going to let WalMart change oil so there is few option for him to pour detergent himself.
Actually i let them change my oil to bulk PZL 5W30 and rotate my tires(FREE since i bought them from them). But i ended up getting some seafoam from partsource and added it to crankcase and drove 50km before oil change.
Originally Posted By: chad8
That year sienna is not the sludge motor
Correct.
Originally Posted By: chad8
What kind of oil and changes are you using ?
Good question to answer. I noticed the oil type used, but not the usual interval.
Those deposits at the fill hole aren't an indicator of sludge, I can't actually see inside at all.
A friend of mine has a 2004 Sienna, negligible oil consumption with 5w30 SOPUS synthetic oils (PP and QHP) at 8,000 mile intervals including short trips in the winter. It has about 75k miles.
That year sienna is not the sludge motor
Correct.
Originally Posted By: chad8
What kind of oil and changes are you using ?
Good question to answer. I noticed the oil type used, but not the usual interval.
Those deposits at the fill hole aren't an indicator of sludge, I can't actually see inside at all.
A friend of mine has a 2004 Sienna, negligible oil consumption with 5w30 SOPUS synthetic oils (PP and QHP) at 8,000 mile intervals including short trips in the winter. It has about 75k miles.
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