Engine oil change

[onion]

  Another topic:   

  I plan to shortly do an engine oil change (Omega 2.2 petrol, 2003, auto). 

  Just wondered what the current thinking is on using engine flush for the 2.2 petrol ? 
 

[terry paget]

I do not flush my 2.2s, nor any other Omegas. However I always drain the oil hot, removing the drain plug and allowing 15 minutes to fully empty. I change the filter every oil change. I change the oil every 4000 miles.

[baggers]

Using an engine flush can be risky.  Basically it all depends how clean the engine is in the first place, the engine flush does a good job but all the crud it loosens ends up blocking the oil pick-up and starving the engine of oil, on the other hand I know of some people who use it regularly and the engine is very clean and has never been allowed to become dirty.
What I do is run some 10/40 for 100 miles and sometimes do it again then put the oil in that I want until next service. I also change the oil every 3-3500 miles and all my engines look like new inside including one that's done 140,000 miles.

Can't beat regular oil changes.

[TheBoy]

Rather than an engine flush, if the oil is manky, just do some quick changes, eg every 1000 miles for a couple of changes...

[omega2018]

agreed, or if you really want to clean it now do a change with cheaper brand oil and change it again with nice stuff.

[onion]

  ok, thanks all for the advice.

  Will probably do a follow up oil change in a couple of thousand miles, no engine flush !