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Old 20 January 2006 | 08:55 AM
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Question best way of flushing the engine

Whats the best way of flushing the cooling system on a scoob engine ?

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Do you mean as part of an oil change, or engine re-build ?

If so, you really shouldn't need to flush the engine. Modern oils don't leave deposits/sludge, and using "engine flush" is a definite NO NO, as you're more likely to do a big end bearing.

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No sorry wasnt very clear. I meant for the colling system. Will edit my first post to reflect that.
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