read6737
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the other day the orange check engine light came on, drove of the the shop to buy more oil as it was at minimum.
Topped up light stayed on, nothing else wrong I could see but still driving ok. So off up Mway home used beck roads to town and lacking power at top end, home change fuel filter and power back but check light o, and a code for air flow meter so pulled that out and could see dirt in it blew it out reset codes and now all ok, 200 hp back, spinning wheels again and much less peddle needed to get moving I expect the mower was decreasing over a long time and I just did not notice it; muck did come out of the filter in small clumps looked like it had been there a while,
I do run her on used chip oil, the oil is thinned first 50/50 with Petrol and filtered using large chemical filters it produced a mix slightly thicker than DERV clear but darker in colour and I have not found it separating or going waxy at all if stored a while.
I used this mix in another van changed filters every 6 months, will do the same with the Jeep only had the oil mix in the last few weeks and the stuff in the filter was not the same as what I filter out of the oil mix, it looked lore like black dust clumping.
Last person to change the filter Not me left out the small seal in the centre. If it does turn out to be the oil mix, filters are 5 euros each and 15 min to change. At that price I can change every tank and still save 50% or more on cost.
10 yrs ago when I first started with used chip oil I was very frightened to use it, So many people are so negative, less power, the smell, blocks injectors, clogs piped gels up,............ well it took 12 months to show and problem and that was fixed with the filter. Took head of engine after 8 years and my mechanic was expecting bad things but no all bright and clean NO carbon deposits, so head on and engine into a replacement van, Now use the Jeep for work and the mechanic is taking the engine to put in a customers van.
I will finish there as the post is now a bit long LOL and you are all falling asleep. ZZZZZZZZZZZ
Topped up light stayed on, nothing else wrong I could see but still driving ok. So off up Mway home used beck roads to town and lacking power at top end, home change fuel filter and power back but check light o, and a code for air flow meter so pulled that out and could see dirt in it blew it out reset codes and now all ok, 200 hp back, spinning wheels again and much less peddle needed to get moving I expect the mower was decreasing over a long time and I just did not notice it; muck did come out of the filter in small clumps looked like it had been there a while,
I do run her on used chip oil, the oil is thinned first 50/50 with Petrol and filtered using large chemical filters it produced a mix slightly thicker than DERV clear but darker in colour and I have not found it separating or going waxy at all if stored a while.
I used this mix in another van changed filters every 6 months, will do the same with the Jeep only had the oil mix in the last few weeks and the stuff in the filter was not the same as what I filter out of the oil mix, it looked lore like black dust clumping.
Last person to change the filter Not me left out the small seal in the centre. If it does turn out to be the oil mix, filters are 5 euros each and 15 min to change. At that price I can change every tank and still save 50% or more on cost.
10 yrs ago when I first started with used chip oil I was very frightened to use it, So many people are so negative, less power, the smell, blocks injectors, clogs piped gels up,............ well it took 12 months to show and problem and that was fixed with the filter. Took head of engine after 8 years and my mechanic was expecting bad things but no all bright and clean NO carbon deposits, so head on and engine into a replacement van, Now use the Jeep for work and the mechanic is taking the engine to put in a customers van.
I will finish there as the post is now a bit long LOL and you are all falling asleep. ZZZZZZZZZZZ
