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ENGINE CLEANER / OIL TREATMENT,... does it work and wich to use? ALL

Hi.

Just bought 1990 244 with 339,000 km. (roughly 200k miles) No service records and without them, i'm not shure the oil was changed as often as it should. I'd like to clean out the engine to have good oil circulation. Should I give it an engine flush, and does it really work well?

Comments and suggestions welcome!!!

For the moment, i've done a brake job at four corners with new disks and pads, changed brake fluid, flushed coolant. New plugs and probably wires are next.

Any other preventive work I should do?

Thanks! Yves









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Re: ENGINE CLEANER / OIL TREATMENT,... does it work and wich to use? ALL

use ZMax or prolong only they are expensive but worth it yes flush the engine with "motor flush" follow the directions carefully!!!!!

and dont forget about the distributor and rotor cap








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Re: ENGINE CLEANER / OIL TREATMENT,... does it work and wich to use? ALL



I've always heard that with engine cleaners (especially old engines, with unknown history) could loosen up gunk that could actually clog up other passages, and also cause engine seal leaks. Others may have had good experiences, I dunno.








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