The detergent dissolves the deposits slowly enough and will keep them in
suspension long enough that if you change the oil fairly frequently, you should
not experience any problems.
Bruce T. Clough wrote:
> stu.jo@ibm.net wrote (thanks!):
>
> >IMHO, putting a high detergent additive in a dirty engine can have
> >disastrous affects.This is because the detergent piocks up a lot of
> >sludge and deposits it in critical oilways. I speak from experience,
> >having done this to a 1956 Ford Zephyr in the UK back in the early 60's
> >when some new oil came out that was going to do all kinds of wonderful
> >things to keep your engine clean
>
> ...which is why I wrote the initial post. I also have heard of this,
> however; am unsure how this would happen with a full-flow filtration system
> if the oil filter was changed every several hours through the flushing
> process??? I can see how it might chew on the oil pump since it lives upstream
> from the filter. I though some wise technical guru knows how the sludge
> makes it past the filter to the wearing parts. I can see how this would
> happen with an engine (such as the early TR2) that had a partial filtration
> system. I can also see that this would happen if one didn't replace a
> clogged filter in a full-flow filtration system and the emergency bypass
> opened. Was the Zephyr a full-flow filtration system?
>
> Anyone else with knowledge here?
>
> Bruce Clough
> '62 TR4 with a very, very clean engine
> '81 TR7 - planning on looking in the engine later this year
> '60 Buick LeSabre - Battlestar Galactica,
> '61 Chrysler Newport - "Shamu" with the dirty engine guts
> '65 Plymouth Valiant - Daily driver, winter beater, etc.
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