forte products advice

[Cypher007]

im thinking of flushing my engine on the next oil change and thought of using forte's flush. my concern is the oil that gets left in the oil cooler would be contaminated with engine flush, so presumably i need to disconnect the oil cooler hoses . also i was going to try some of forte's rubber seal rejouvinator, is this stuff any good or bad for the engine? and last but not least, they do a specialist injector cleaner, has anyone else tried this and if so was there an improvement in performance?

[DickyB V70R]

Hi mate, I've been told its best not to flush old oil out, just in case any crud finds its way into the Turbo.....It dont do it alot of good...so they say! DB

[bb54]

i just drain, refill with cheap n nasty, run it round for 10 mins, drain n refill with quality.

i wasnt even aware there was a seperate engine oil cooler, i know the auto box has one tho.

wayne

[Pedro Fandango]

Originally Posted by bb54

i wasnt even aware there was a seperate engine oil cooler, i know the auto box has one tho.

its integrated into the radiator, on the drives side of the rad you should see the 2 small pipes going into it

[bb54]

Originally Posted by Pedro Fandango

its integrated into the radiator, on the drives side of the rad you should see the 2 small pipes going into it

it was puzzling me so i looked in haynes and yes, they state there is a turbo oil cooler containing 0.9 ltr of oil.

cheers Pedro, i was going to put a question out here asking for its location.

wayne.

[Jod T5]

Originally Posted by Cypher007

im thinking of flushing my engine on the next oil change and thought of using forte's flush. my concern is the oil that gets left in the oil cooler would be contaminated with engine flush, so presumably i need to disconnect the oil cooler hoses . also i was going to try some of forte's rubber seal rejouvinator, is this stuff any good or bad for the engine? and last but not least, they do a specialist injector cleaner, has anyone else tried this and if so was there an improvement in performance?

personally i choose to flush my oil with the same type of oil as i run the vehicle on, 5w/40 halfords fully synthetic....i am constantly berated by certain individuals who think this is un-necessary....
basicly i drain 5 litres of oil from my car, which leaves (according to volvo...they should know) .9 litres in the turbo cooler, which due to its location cannot be drained as the inlet and outlet pipe enter the engine above the sump and therefore gravity is not apparant...
the oil left can be drained but this involves the removal of the hose, which is awkward, or flushed out and redrained...
i recon i can used one lot of my 5litre oil for five flushes as after this time it is a bit dark....
1 drain oil
2 replace oil filter
3 put in 5 litres of my 5w/40 flush oil
4 run car for 20 minutes
5 drain flush oil for reuse
6 fill with fresh 5w/40 oil
its a bit labourious i accept but whats the point in changing your oil and leaving the equivalent of two oil filters worth in there....
cheers
jod

[Cypher007]

so forte's flushing product is off my shopping list. what about the other products? especially the rubber seal rejuvenator, i think Stuart has tried it maybe he could comment?

[Jod T5]

Originally Posted by Cypher007

so forte's flushing product is off my shopping list. what about the other products? especially the rubber seal rejuvenator, i think Stuart has tried it maybe he could comment?

i have never tried the seal rejuvinator although i have heard it can be sucessful in air conditioning systems..my understanding of it is that it juices dry seals...if your car has been well looked after i cant see why any seals would have dried out... is there anything specific to think you need this additive or is it just a "peace of mind" thing...
i understand that redex do a injector cleaner, however cannot comment as to its effectivness
cheers
jod

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

Originally Posted by jod t5

i understand that redex do a injector cleaner, however cannot comment as to its effectivness
cheers
jod

I am just trying that in my V90, 2 dosages from the one bottle.
As far as I know it just de-cokes the internals of the fuel system.
Whether that improves things though, not sure as in my case I do not know how coked up things are.
But a new car gets a batch of treatments from me to ensure that it is in as good conditions as possible.

My knowledge of Redex products from the past is favourable. Their bottles "do exactly what it says on the bottle"..

Des. . .

[Cypher007]

ive recently noticed an increase in oil consumption, which im guessing maybe from the crankshaft seals.