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Rebuild engine advice

Started by bacchus , Feb 21 2021 01:00 PM

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#11 tomskys

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Vehicle Driven:mondeo mk 3
Name:tom
Location:manchester

Posted 22 February 2021 - 10:51 PM

having the same problem think my rings are gone have been quoted £1800 for an engine rebuild not good,what was the fuchs oil communist is that 5.30 or 5.40,have the same engine as the OP cheers.

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#12 Communist

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Vehicle Driven:2005 Mondeo 1.8
Name:Karl Marx
Location:People's Republic of Dorset

Posted 23 February 2021 - 02:36 PM

5w30. Got it from Opie.

I don't think its a miracle cure if your rings are gone, but it seems like it vapourises less easily so perhaps gets through the PCV system less. My catch can isn't get much of it.

Edited by Communist, 23 February 2021 - 02:36 PM.