328i (e36) de-sludge

[LPM320]

Hi guys.

Just a quick bit of info needed. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

I have come to suspect my 328i (e36) has a sludge build up happening.

The car lived all its life on a dusty farm in Mpumalanga (This could be the sludge culprit), and i have a problem with the tappets making a clicking noise when cold until the oil light goes off, and i get the same clicking noise when the oil falls short (just below minimum on the dipstick).

How would I know for sure if there is a sludge build up and if so how would I go about de-sludging an engine without any dismantling/disassembly?

any help would be great.

Thanks Guys

 

[andrewbuch]

run some engine flush in the oil & do a oil change.. then in 2000 Km do it again.. then hopefully it will be fine

 

[LPM320]

Yeah. Think im going to try that andrew. Thanks for the info. BTW, any particular brand of engine flush to go for? and any precautions when doing an engine flush?

 

[andrewbuch]

I would try getting hold of the liqui moly..

Put it in the engine oil.. drive the car easy for 30 or so minutes..

then drain the oil & replace filter.. and fill new oil..

Then in 2000Km do another oil change.. with out engine flush this time..

I would try using shell helix oil as its got good cleaning properties

 

[Rossouw]

you can try the following: drain the current oil, add 2 liter of parafien with 500ml oil, start don't ref,idle for abour 5min. drain mixture, change filter& oil, you should be good to go. Got this information from a mech from nissan. Hope this will help

 

[andrewbuch]

2.5 litres might be a bit too little oil/parrafein mix

 

[Rossouw]

this was a guide on a standard 4 cylinder engine, think it can be adapted to 3:1 ratio for other makes

 

[justintime]

Hi guys.

Just a quick bit of info needed. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

I have come to suspect my 328i (e36) has a sludge build up happening.

The car lived all its life on a dusty farm in Mpumalanga (This could be the sludge culprit), and i have a problem with the tappets making a clicking noise when cold until the oil light goes off, and i get the same clicking noise when the oil falls short (just below minimum on the dipstick).

How would I know for sure if there is a sludge build up and if so how would I go about de-sludging an engine without any dismantling/disassembly?

any help would be great.

Thanks Guys

what i always do when buying a second hand car is, drain about a litre of oil out the engine. replace that oil with diesel an d idle the car for 5 min. this has never let me down...