I was wondering if it would be safe for me to flush my old engine out with wynns flushing oil. I saw it in supercheap the other day and was thinking on buying it before I change my oil next. I was wondering if it would affect the gearbox in anyway because I doubt they took the mini into consideration when testing it. And is it really worth it?

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I used some Nulon oil flush on my engine once. Certainly didn't do anything bad, but I'm not sure it really made much difference. I noticed reading the Wynns directions it states to just add the bottle to your engine before an oil change, into your old oil - that seems a bit pointless to me. I drained the old oil and put a new filter and new oil, added the oil flush, then drained it all and put fresh oil and filter on.

Oil is so cheap for what it does already Just do a couple of short oil changes (100-1000km) to see if you can clear some crud...each time making sure you clean everything in sight...magnetic sump plug, sticking a rod wrapped in clean cloth up the sump hole one push at a time (use a clean rag each time), thorough clean of the oil filter enclosure if you have that type, thoroughly clean under the Tappett Cover next time you change the gasket etc etc

Try and drain the oil each time after a long run semi-hot (careful) and take notice of the Doc about facing the car slighly downhill and with the Drivers Left side wheel up on a brick.

enjoy driving your Brick

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Um... Mick, it's the passenger's wheel up on a brick, unless you're in US or other left hooker countries...!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Passsenger side with the brick...and go for drive prior.
Addiotnaly...while the oil is still warm...also ensure you do not open your arm when braking the Sump plug
I saw this done most recentley by the The One We are Informed
I Bowed and Laught at the same time
Do you have a Bolt On or a srew on

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yeh ive got a scar on my right arm from trying to crack open the sump plug

looks like someone took a bite out of me

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Me too- Barney bit me on left arm, Sunday. It's healing nicely..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

if we stand people in a line and get them to pull up their sleeves
i think we can identify the guilty mini owners

... and the heroin addicts

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Yeah..isn't that what I said

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i ahev used 2 methods to flush the engine out...
1- was the diesel trick - drain the old oil adn put a few ltires of diesel in (2-3). run the engien on idle for a few minutes (do not rev) and then draina gain. this got rid of a lot of crap for me
2- the metho trick - old oil (say 3 litres thats already in the sump) + 0.5 ltrs of metho adn run the engien again as above. drain adn fill again. metho gets rid of water deposits and diesel does the lot... i dunno if it does damage but i blv not and does a good job

Bingo

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i used to be a fan of the flushing thing
with diesel, with flushing oil
but have realised its not needed if you change regularly (me, 1000miles, last time was only 600miles)

someone posted up an article about flushing getting rid of the crud that has settled well in the engine. oil pressure was all over the shop and the car didnt have it crud seals (good) that built up over time, it was devastating.

if you really want to flush, i would use the same brand with the oil

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