Urgent help with ly7 vz timing chains from mace!!!!

how often was the oil changed lol

 

Not a lot, and yet it still lasted over 300k. Up until the last couple of days it still ran smooth and idled normal, though it had been losing power for a while. The idle only got rough after I put some engine cleaner through it, WAY TOO LITTLE TOO LATE I'm afraid.

 

I think the engine cleaner did more harm than good. All it did was loosen up the crap and allow to circulate and block oil passages etc, there was just too much of it to remove. Luckily it only lasted a week after the engine cleaner or I think it would have ended up with a lot more damage.

 

what cleaner did you use ive seen some posts about using desil fuel to clean it out first

 

It wasn't cheap, but that doesn't matter, with the volume of crap that was in the engine NO cleaner was ever gonna be able to do its job.
As for diesel, if I had NO other option then yes I would use it. It has lubricating and cleaning properties.

 

What diesel oil do you recommend and how long should it be in the vehicle? I have an 05 wagon with 297K on the clock and want to do this my next oil change

 

Sweeeet

 

Lol, no amount of diesel oil was ever going to remove the build up in mine, I had no idea it was that bad. In my case the only solution is to strip it down and physically clean it.

 

if and when I do my chains I think I will give it the diesel clean first

 

what does mace think about this diesel clean

 

Late, but given the amount of sludge, I would pull the engine completely apart to do a proper clean, or replace the engine altogether.

There is waaaay tooooo much sludge for a engine flush to handle