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Old 11-21-2009, 05:13 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Try 2 quarts of Kerosene... then again, you should also check to make sure there is anything in your engine making it "less than new" in it's current state. Kerosene can damage things... LOL.

I've put tranny fluid in engines when they're really coked up, run it for 100 miles on the highway and through town, then change the oil... usually comes out blacker than black holes, thick and sooty. Afterward, I check the new oil for evidence of buildup and gunk every couple hundred miles. If it's clean, we're good.

MMO is basically trans fliud without additives, and it smells sort of minty. It's gotta be good, because it smells good. It will also "burn out" of your oil within about 1000 miles, so you'll want to check your oil often.
Yeah, I've been reading about the tranny-fluid fix in my S-Series in this saturnfans thread :

FIXED OIL BURNING with ATF in engine crankcase - SaturnFans Forums

I'm tempted, but I'm also a scaredy-cat :

SaturnFans Forums - View Single Post - FIXED OIL BURNING with ATF in engine crankcaseOriginally Posted by OldNuc
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Originally Posted by fraso ATF is a HYDRAULIC fluid and not a lubricating oil. Adding ATF to engine oil dilutes the additives in your engine oil. That means overall less anti-wear, detergents, anti-foaming, etc additives will be in your crankcase and will make your engine oil perform more like API SA non-detergent oil.

Impact of Low Quality Oils on Engine Wear and Sludge Deposits

Keep this in mind if you run ATF in your engine.
+1^^^^^ATF belongs in the transmission, not the engine. High quality oil does not require any user added additives.

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