Engine Flush - Worth it? Do It or No?

[RedRide]

Absolutly not!!
This is a well known scam.

Fact is, any reasonably well maintained engine (that has its oil changed regularly) does not have any "gunky old oil", sluge etc that needs to be flushed out.

Also, even if it did, the engine flush can loosen sludge and block small oil passages.

Stop and think. How can an engine flush make an engine "run like new"?
Don't even consider it!

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Absolutly not!!
This is a well known scam.

Fact is, any reasonably well maintained engine (that has its oil changed regularly) does not have any "gunky old oil", sluge etc that needs to be flushed out.

Also, even if it did, the engine flush can loosen sludge and block small oil passages.

Stop and think. How can an engine flush make an engine "run like new"?
Don't even consider it!

I agree, the "flush" is a scam and the only thing that gets flushed is the money from one's wallet....as to blocking small oil passages...not a chance on a Yaris with frequent oil/filter changes....on an old engine that was neglected, maybe.....

[robkay]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Absolutly not!!
This is a well known scam.

Fact is, any reasonably well maintained engine (that has its oil changed regularly) does not have any "gunky old oil", sluge etc that needs to be flushed out.

Also, even if it did, the engine flush can loosen sludge and block small oil passages.

Stop and think. How can an engine flush make an engine "run like new"?
Don't even consider it!

And even if such a thing were needed, what competent shop would properly perform such a maintenance for ten bucks? Ten bucks?? Think about what they are purporting to do and the price. They will probably just pour a can of detergent they paid 80 cents for in your engine, run it for a minute, then do your oil change. That's supposed to flush your engine? Gimme a break. That, my friend, is not an "engine flush," that is a "wallet flush." At 50k miles your engine is not "gunked up" unless you are doing off-road rallys in the Sahara without an air filter and have never changed your oil. (OK, maybe I exaggerate a tad...)

Put the 10 bucks toward a pair of Rhino Ramps and a few tools and change your oil yourself. A Yaris is VERY easy to do and it doesn't take that long. Toyota's website even has a tutorial on it. In most towns there are places that will receive your spent oil for recycling and you will know that the job was done by someone who actually cares about your car.

[agayaris]

Today I brought my car for the 50k mileage service and the agent told me if I would like to avail the engine flush, I was shocked because I was not informed from my last service and it will cost like 399 aed (AROUND 100USD). I did not say yes and googled. Thankfully I found these thread of information. Thanks guys.