Clio 1.2 very old sticky oil

[Junior Bear]

Gonna be doing an oil change on the mrs clio extreme at the weekend hopefully

I dot think its been done for a very log time and the oils feels sticky even when warm


Is it ok to use a can of flush before hand or is it a big NONO?

 

[MartinR]

Big no no as some of the flush remains in the block and slowly breaks your new oil down!

Get the car up to temp and drain it out then (don't burn yourself )

Must be a long time if its sticky!!

 

[Rob]

No flush, just get it nice and hot before emptying.

You can buy cheap "running in oil" and then fill it up with that, leave it running for half hour and remove it if you're really that worried about flushing it through.

 

[Junior Bear]

Yep, not very well looked after.

Typical impulse 'bargain' buy

Gonna get it looked after now it's in our possession though lol