Originally Posted By: kcfx4
Now Ive never done this, but a good friend of mine is an "old school" mechanic, he his done this method numerous times successfully......right before oil change, dump in 2 qrts kerosene, start vehicle let it idle until it gets to a running temp, then drain oil ssssslllloooolllyyyy, let it drip until it can drip no more
Diesel fuel works good too . It's a risky way to flush an engine out , it may work or end poorly . I know this because many years ago I tried it in a chev p/up that had never had the oil changed and it lost it's oil pressure and siezed , the screen plugged up .