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Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by lilkech(m): 11:23am On Aug 13, 2022 |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 11:27am On Aug 13, 2022 |
lilkech: The one in Central area. Around Ceddi Plaza. 1 Like |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by adubam(m): 12:32pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
lilkech: Try google and narrow your search to Lagos. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 12:47pm On Feb 20, 2023 |
Piyke: I have commenced my use of Liqui Moly as prior, with before and after footage of the combustion chamber. Early findings suggest it may be more interesting than the Gumout! 1 Like |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by adubam(m): 4:13pm On Feb 21, 2023 |
Piyke: OK |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by adubam(m): 4:17pm On Feb 21, 2023 |
Piyke: Can someone pour in the engine with old oil that one is about to change? Or is it the one you mix with the petrol? |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 11:09pm On Feb 21, 2023 |
adubam: Product is recommended for the gas tank not crankcase. 1 Like |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by paix(m): 10:24am On Feb 22, 2023 |
Piyke:I believe this indicates the presence of SULFUR content in the fuel we use, since we can't refine ours. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by adubam(m): 12:46pm On Feb 22, 2023 |
Piyke: OK. THANKS. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 2:45pm On Feb 22, 2023 |
Piyke: very nice thread. quite informative. awaiting your findings with the liqui Moly... 1 Like |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 4:14pm On Feb 22, 2023 |
paix: I am of the same opinion. High levels of sulphur. That yellowish brown grey stuff |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 9:52pm On Mar 01, 2023 |
Piyke:any update so far chief? |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 10:58pm On Mar 01, 2023 |
AutoMoTech: This one will take a bit longer. I estimate to have the video in about a month or so because of the method I'm using this time around. 1 Like |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 4:50pm On Mar 03, 2023 |
Piyke:alright then... patiently waiting. in the mean time can we talk about engine flush and if the work? will be nice to hear from others to learn from their experiences... |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 9:44am On Mar 04, 2023 |
AutoMoTech: Dealing with sludge in a 1ZZ-FE engine presently. Done first flush, but some sludge still remaining. Planning a more aggressive flush. I used liqui moly engine flush initially however I didn't follow up with a 2nd drain and fill. I may use diesel as part of the 2nd attempt. Still researching and planning! |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 10:02am On Mar 05, 2023 |
Piyke: haha... Does the diesel trick work? used it once on my former Nissan Altima... wasn't sure if it worked tho. Also I still wonder why the 1ZZ and ZR engines are notorious for building up sludge so much. Seen so much of it, it feels crazy. I personally believe there is only how far this sludge removers can work. e get the kind sludge wey dem no fit comot. those ones that are thick like icing... |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 8:58am On Mar 08, 2023 |
AutoMoTech: Still watching much content on sludge removal lol. Seems diesel works. I agree that that 1ZZ-FE engine seems more prone to sludge. A friend of mine who has always maintained a rigorous service schedule with 5w-30 is also facing sludge on his 2002 Camry. Generally, I've seen more sludge on Toyota than Honda cars. 2 Likes |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by aieromon(m): 11:54am On Mar 08, 2023 |
Piyke: Maybe harm already done before vehicle was shipped to Nigeria? |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by turnstoner(m): 5:20pm On Mar 08, 2023 |
Piyke: Actually, if there is complete combustion there will be little or no carbon deposits, only gases (carbon dioxide and water vapour). |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 5:50pm On Mar 08, 2023 |
turnstoner: Yep. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 5:51pm On Mar 08, 2023 |
aieromon: Possibly. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 12:17am On Mar 09, 2023 |
Piyke:Totally agree. do let me know what solutions you come across. also i believe whatever option you decide to pick, it depends solely on the amount/extent of sludge build up. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by 9icetoo(m): 7:45am On Mar 09, 2023 |
Piyke:1. What brand of 5w30 was he using? 2. What was his oil change interval? 5k miles, 6 months, one year? We need to explore the reasons for this sludge so others can learn from it. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 9:30am On Mar 09, 2023 |
9icetoo: 1. Mostly used Coastal 5w-30 semi-synthetic motor oil. When not available used other brands like Castrol (same oil weight). 2. Stuck to 5000km (3107 miles) religiously, didn't go by number of months although he said he changed his oil a number of times in any given year. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by 9icetoo(m): 1:45pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
Piyke:Now this is a cause for concern. One more question, did he buy these oils from reputable filling stations for eg in the case of Castrol, did he buy the oil from Eterna filling station or from the open market? His OCI is very good. However, i need to ask two more questions on that, does he frequently drive short distances i.e less than 10km during each of the drives and has his cooling system been tropicalized (bypassed and thermostat removed)? If he has been buying oils from the open market, then the sludge was inevitable. If he frequently drives short distances and has bypassed his cooling system, then the sludge was also inevitable. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Piyke: 8:39pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
9icetoo: Thermostat was removed, but read this https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/car-parts-and-accessories/engine-sludge/index.htm certain years of Toyota were sludge prone and Toyota paid compensation. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 9:26pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
Piyke:But the corolla in question here wasn't mentioned. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Itsrm(m): 9:42pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
9icetoo: I've had direct experiences with two different vehicles I imported myself using the same 1ZZ-FE. Vehicle engine came in clean as a whistle. Mobil 1 Oil was bought from two of nairalands biggest importers, the oil was religiously changed every 5k miles but to my greatest surprise, both vehicles developed sludge after a while. I have to also add that both vehicles were used on bolt. I don't know if that was a factor. Thermostat was intact and there was no abuse. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by AutoMoTech(m): 11:32pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
Itsrm: Hmmmm this is very interesting. So wait... Engines came in looking clean no issues. But gets to Nigeria being used for e-hailing and boom the engine don crase again. Shey na out weather ni abi wetin dey occur gan gan? because I want to believe the oils used were imported Mobil 1 and they should have been good quality oils. Would he interesting if we're able to narrow down the specific cause of this sludge build up. |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by sooperrescue(m): 2:16am On Mar 10, 2023 |
AutoMoTech:The oil were way above what was recommended for Toyota. I remember that I told them that Toyota never recommended extended performance Mobil 1 but they were swayed away by the guys. So the reason was that the owners were using the wrong oil and it caused sludge |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by Itsrm(m): 5:54am On Mar 10, 2023 |
AutoMoTech: Yes they were imported Mobil 1. Infact, when the first incidence happened, I thought the first seller sold fake oil to me so I stopped buying from him and switched to the usual 20w 50. When I imported the second vehicle, it came in with less than 110,000 miles. I started buying oil and filter from the second seller. Oil was changed every 5000 miles. To my surprise, same sludge issues after a couple of months. Now I just use 20w50 and change every 2500 miles. Funny thing is, same oil from the same seller in two other vehicles (a J32 engine and a VQ37 ) with oil changes every 5000 miles do not have any sludge issues. These ones are privately driven and not used for ehaling. Apparently, it's not the seller. It's either from the IZZ Fe engine as others have said or something to do with what the vehicle is being used for(ehailing) |
Re: Our Petrol Really Has Serious Impurities by chris81964(m): 5:59am On Mar 10, 2023 |
Itsrm:I normally do an engine flush on any car that I purchase. This gives me a baseline. You might need to change your oil more frequently. I use Shell Rotella T6. It has more detergents in it. It should help with your sludge issues too. Bolt is a more punishing duty cycle than your privately driven car. |
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