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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:21 PM
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Question Week long ATF Treatment

I wont be driving my car for a week during christmas, so I figured it would be a good time to do the Atf thing. My question is can I completely fill the engine with atf, because I wont be around to bump the starter and make sure everything is covered? I read somewhere about someone doing this but cant remember the details. If I fill the engine up with atf will all the internal surfaces get clean? I realize that I would have to drain the atf out somehow, how would I do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:24 PM
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Filling your motor with atf will not clean the carbon out of the motor. Try soaking a carbon covered rotor in atf, wont even put a dent in it.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:25 PM
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Hmmm...sounds like a plan. The longest I've ever heard of anyone doing it was for two days. I don't think that you're supposed to put TOO much in. But then again, what do I know. If you do do it, let me know how it turned out. Thanks alot. BTW, the description of your car....mine is the same, just red....lol
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:30 PM
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cymfc3s how do you recomend getting some of the carbon out of my engine that is enexpensive???
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:33 PM
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keep the tach needle around 7k
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:37 PM
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You could try H20 cleaning.. do a search for it.. it has been discussed and is suppose to work better? plus it wound clog your cats..

-Zach
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:58 PM
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You know what works awsome for cleaning carbon? Castrol Superclean. I don't know if I 'd use it the same way as atf, but when I rebuild engines I found it works beter than solvent for cleaning off the carbon.

Again, I don't think I'd recammend it for use while the engine is together but your more than welcome to try.
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