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OT What's an Engine soak

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Reid

11-02-2003 13:25:29




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I looked all over the internet for a definition of the term "Engine Soak" and could not find anything. Just wondering if any of you guys know what it is. I believe it has to do with filling the engine with some sort of solvent and letting it sit overnight to dissolve carbon etc. Also used to diagnose cause of excessive oil consumption.
Any experience with this?
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GA (2)N WV

11-03-2003 09:10:15




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 Re: OT What's an Engine soak in reply to Reid, 11-02-2003 13:25:29  
Don't spend your money on junk. Buy a quart of good old ATF (automatic tranny fluid) and dump it into the crank case. Then run your N hard for a couple hours. Then change oil. If you want you can do that every other oil change for a summer. Cleans up alot of carbon.



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KArnett

11-03-2003 03:23:35




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 Re: OT What's an Engine soak in reply to Reid, 11-02-2003 13:25:29  
Berrymans,readily available at all auto parts stores,or Wally World etc is good. They suggest pouring a can in in crankcase and idle for 20 min and then change oil. Also Marvel Mystery oil in crank case and run for several hours of hoggin or plowing and then chage oil, works well.



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JimNC

11-02-2003 16:30:27




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 Re: OT What's an Engine soak in reply to Reid, 11-02-2003 13:25:29  
Reid,
I know that one of those nation wide oil change places has something they can put in the engine to clean out the deposits if you would happen to go a few 1000 miles over on an oil change. But as for trying to clean out an engine with high miles it would likely make things worse. Carbon builds up in the ring grooves over the years expanding the rings, making them and the block wear. Clean those out and you would lose compression and use more oil if it even starts. Same thing would happen to the bearings. Does that make sense? I know there is someone else here that can second this.

HTH's

Jim

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BEEN THERE...

11-05-2003 11:54:10




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 Re: Re: OT What's an Engine soak in reply to JimNC, 11-02-2003 16:30:27  
Done that.

'66 Kaiser Wagoneer 327 V8 145,000 miles, did a 15 minute flush with WD-40. Compression and oil pressure both dropped, but it was a really clean engine when I tore it down.....: O )

ATW/WA



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