Engine sludge can be detrimental to your vehicle's performance. Here's the most common causes, the warning signs to watch for, and how to get rid of it.

Engine flushing is the cleaning of internal engine sludge or dirt using a mixture of kerosene or diesel (automotive gas oil) and oil run in the engine for a few minutes.

Engine oil is drained from the engine and replaced with new engine oil. However, when an engine is not serviced regularly metallic particles mix with engine oil form 'sludge'.

If you change the oil according to the schedule in your owner’s manual, or more often as most of us tend to do, your engine will not develop sludge. Read on. Flush unwarranted Q.

Weak seals uncovered in the service could lead to oil leaks. On older engines, flushing may dissolve a buildup of sludge that had been plugging a leak. Engine flushing does have its benefits.

Engine flushing is the cleaning of internal engine sludge or dirt using a mixture of kerosene or diesel (automotive gas oil) and oil run in the engine for a few minutes.

Raquel Mugaga, the team leader at Raquel Motors, says with engine flushing, an engine flush chemical is put in the engine to enable the breaking down of the sludge formed by old oil.

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