Does Liqui Moly Engine Flush work? | Full Test & Review

Does Liqui Moly Engine Flush work? | Full Test & Review | Pro-line 2037

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I measure the results on cleaning, deposits, compression and noise before and after running the cleaning cycle of Liqui Moly’s Pro-line Engine Flush on my gasoline, 2.0 litre turbocharged Audi A4.
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Chapters
0:00 Product and test category intro
4:51 Baseline tests
13:36 Installing new parts
15:28 Cycling the engine cleaner
15:57 Second set of performance tests
17:44 The results
I start with baseline figures of the car’s decibel readings at idle from an exterior and interior location, then take a sample of the current oil and filter it to look for deposits that might be floating around the oil pan. I take a good look under the valve cover for cleanliness in the head, then take dry and wet compression readings from all cylinders as well as inspecting the cylinder condition with a borescope.
Then I clean, and do it all over again! I try to be as critical and objective of the marketed benefits of Engine Flush as possible to avoid the hype of cleaning effectiveness based on disposed oil samples alone.
It’s entirely possible that Liqui Moly’s Pro-line Engine Flush DID clear out tight passages that assisted cylinder #4 into operating at peak current performance.

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@Kedut 3 жыл бұрын

Man videos like this is what youtube should be about, instead of clickbait ramble videos. It's really refreshing to see videos like this. Great job dude !

@cbarajas52 3 жыл бұрын

subed before ever watching a vid just reading your comment....

@grasshopper3085 Жыл бұрын

Also, no annoying background music.

@rfarevalo 3 жыл бұрын

The Oil Filter will trap deposits removed by Liquid Moly engine Flush. The filter paper before and after simple shows you have a working oil filter. Any particles you see in the filter paper are just deposits that haven't been filtered out yet in the cycle.

@SuspiriaX 2 жыл бұрын

Good point. He should've cut open both oil filters.

@meateater4life551 2 ай бұрын

Good job Captain Obvious.

@Leec_1972 2 ай бұрын

@@meateater4life551 A lot of people that are just getting in to maintenance may not realise this. I'm guessing that you are watching this because you are already a mechanical genius but have nothing bettr to do.

@In2investing 3 жыл бұрын

One thing you want to crank the engine until the compression stops building, if you limit it to 5 cranks only you set your self up for failure especially when comparing to another reading. This is because the piston can be a a different part of it's stroke, theres 4 phases to a complete rotation, and if you start the test a a different part of the phase and stop a 5 you can get a higher lower reading if that piston is on its power stroke or sat exhaust stroke.

@jerryx2000 Жыл бұрын

what is your opinion on the Liqui Moly Engine Flush?

@ezwa9979 Жыл бұрын

@@jerryx2000 he just said his opinion, that it was imperfectly tested(so if he hasn’t tried it, hU knows)👋 good test thO, but 2 big snafUs- cR was already in good shape & not enuf rotations for comp. check(good test thO, much more competent than most stuff on youtube - but those 2 snafUs make it tough to see)✋

@LynxStarAuto Жыл бұрын

@@jerryx2000s someone who does this for a living, I will tell you diesel and transmission fluid do the exact same thing. Now I would tell you for a fraction of the price, but with inflation these days, that's no longer true. However, I always took half a liter of 50/50 diesel-transmission fluid mix and it worked like a charm to dissolve sludge. One thing you should always do is once you run the flush, you should drop the oil pan and check for any debris that may have oozed to the bottom and is now blocking the pick up tube.

@m2ngur 6 ай бұрын

why are you typing like a fucking imbecile? are you black? or whats your excuse?@@ezwa9979

@skd5432 3 жыл бұрын

Forget the product. Man you are the true you tuber..... no words to say..... hats off..... perfection off the desk.

@anthonyschenck7076 2 жыл бұрын

The lower compression is because the carbon in the good cylinders, 1,2 and 3, actually have formed to the internals, so when removing, expose minute new compression leakage areas. On your number 4 cylinder, you had carbon holding open your exhaust valves from the heat being greater in the back of the cam. Because of that, less engravnedd carbon on your sidewalls but now your exhaust valves seat all the way because the carbon deposits are no longer holding it open. I've learned this because this is a common problem on first and second Gen coyote engines.

@89Ayten 2 жыл бұрын

It lowered the compression on the three cylinders slightly because it broke down some of the gelatinized oil-carbon buildup which, to a point, actually seals the compression chamber more. This is before it gets too bad and starts to become very acidic and etch away at the linings, lowering compression.

@Apoindeed 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats true. Thats not a bad thing though since that film is rebuilt in a short time and compression will be up again

@jerryx2000 Жыл бұрын

what is your opinion on the Liqui Moly Engine Flush?

@realdevbro447 Жыл бұрын

@@jerryx2000 recommended

@AudiTTQuattro2003 3 жыл бұрын

I tried Liqui Moly engine lubricant/restorer in my 1992 Miata with 240k miles, for obvious reasons (stock engine, original miles). I of coarse, was skeptical, but what the heck. I only used half the can on the first go round. It took a while, but the compression and noticeable oil burn improved immensely. After about 2 or 3k miles, the compression and power were noticeable improved. I was surprised and amazed that it was actually noticeable. The engine has always been well maintained, but obviously it did benefit from treatment. It also improved valve tic on start-up, which has always been a problem on early Miata's. Still good at 252k miles.

@SuspiriaX 2 жыл бұрын

That's not Motor Flush. What you say "engine lubricant/restorer" is not Motor Flush as in this video. Or was it.

@eeyvrcs Ай бұрын

@8:15 OMG. This is the first video/article that I've seen someone state or show the expected cylinder compression pressures for each engine size. I tested my 2008 1.8TFSI engine 6 months ago and got 124psi across all 4 cylinders. I was encouraged by the consistent readings but quite a bit worried they were actually all low and indicative of a problem. Whilst slightly on the low side it's a real comfort knowing they are all still well above the wear limit of 109psi. Thank you for your video.

@thivesennayager6278 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make such a detailed experiment

@moefuggerr2970 Жыл бұрын

Just change your oil regularly. Modern oils already have detergents. That is why you change the oil as the oil itself does not actually wear out but it does get contaminants. Long ago Valvoline made detergent free oil. That caused the engine to gum up.

@hammertime4257 3 ай бұрын

It's called combustion. No matter how many times you refresh the oil, there will always be deposits

@stevelee626 2 жыл бұрын

You should use cheap oil to flush the system after using liquimoly engineflush and then fill in with good oil.

@cosmos2382 2 ай бұрын

The liqui moly flush evaporates

@xtian_stw 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most thorough review for this type of product I've ever seen. Fantastic work! I just came across this video in my searching of the liqui moly proline flush, was just watching each video as it came up. Started watching this and thought how odd i hadn't heard of this channel, it must be pretty well established to be doing a video of this quality...quick glance down...537 subs?? wtf? I was expecting like 500k?! Liked and subscribed immediately! Really well done on the video structure, audio and video quality too, I'll be sharing it with my car friends. Came here to watch the review of the engine flush before I use it in my S2000, stayed and watched the whole video because of the quality content!

@FigureItAudi 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, xtian., super kind of you to say all this - thank you. I'm just a car guy that wants to know how stuff works and likes to learn :)

@hairulnizammohdhussin8263 3 жыл бұрын

@@FigureItAudi you are doing a very good job there ! please keep up with the great topics and video. :) , already subscribed and clicked the notification bell! :)

@ostafieandrei 3 жыл бұрын

I can not agree more with you, Xtian. This is really a great video.

@starseed_b 8 ай бұрын

Just got my first Audi, used from private other. Wanted to do an initial engine flush, glad I found and subscribed to this channel. Great video

@tylerroe5175 Жыл бұрын

These types of additives (I prefer BG products) really shine after 3-4-5 full engine oil changes. We’ve been putting full synthetic 5w30 and the BG “MOA” oil additive in a 2000 Camry V6 for about 6 oil changes now. The old 5k-mile oil literally comes out looking brand new at this point. The first 2-3 oil changes were DARK, the oil filter was changed out twice as often as the oil was to catch anything that was dislodged. Additive from reputable brands definitely work. (BG, LiquMoly) But you have to repeatedly use them with every oil change to actually see results. When we did the valve cover gaskets on that same Camry V6 the inside of the cylinder heads were bright and clean. No coking or any deposits. One oil change and running for 10 minutes isn’t going to do anything except clean your cylinder walls a bit. Which is exactly what you experienced. Use BG’s MOA products and you’ll see crazy results long term.

@beehauss Жыл бұрын

Where do you purchase your BG products from?

@tylerroe5175 Жыл бұрын

@@beehauss My local O’Reilly has all their stuff. The MOA, RF7, 44K, their diesel fuel treatment, etc,

@buttsexandbananapeels 5 ай бұрын

I like BG products, but I wouldn’t use oil additives on my own car. A solid properly rated oil has all the additives you need

@azizhamed4511 Жыл бұрын

In the first reading, all cylinders are low, and the reason is that the engine did not reach operating temperature after that, in the second reading, after the engine reached operating temperature, it seems that all cylinders are equal in pressure. Thank you for this video, wishing you success always

@tssci6774 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, clear and understandable, good attempt at the scientific method. The carbon on the cylinder walls is just a reflection. they are actually honed to mirror reflection and your seeing the edge of the piston. The varnish will never come off unless you use an industrial solvent and apply pressure or physical contact, such as you might see in a machine shop. Next time, flush the engine with brand new oil, take a sample, then add the Engine Flush. Then take another sample. That is the proper way to do it. Companies that test engine and oil, typically flush engines 3-4 times between runs to remove any residual oil or cross contamination. These modern, DOHC, VVT engines can retain 10-20% of old oil, thus the reason to flush the engine with new oil by changing, running for 15 minutes to complete mix the oils and drain again. This will net you a 99% fresh sump. Then if you see any significant deposits, it is likely the flush or the new oil actually doing its job in cleaning the engine. Another way to evaluate oil cleanliness and see carbon and insoluables in the oil is using radial chromatography. Place two drops of used oil on the center of a blank business card. Let sit and disperse for 6-8 hours. then examine under a back light and you will see any contaminates, carbon, soot, sludge if any. Very easy and cheap. The other option is to have a lab test the oil using optical or pore type partical test methods. The machine, transportation, marine, auto and military use this to evaluate filter performance and oil cleanliness.

@ahmedeissa1568 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect 👌

@robertgarlinger9688 2 жыл бұрын

I hope people take time to read this.

@RuperScooper 5 ай бұрын

Excellent production values - narrative and speed. Straight to the point no click bait waffle and KZfaq tutorials at there best here - well done - if only they were all like this 😮 👍👍

@SubterraneanBruh Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate these kind of thorough and well put videos

@tonipieleanu 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job, really in depth review!

@boots7859 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, almost to the level of Project Farm. However couple of big errors IMO, as others have mentioned. 1. Just crank until compression stops rising, might be 5,6,7... 2. You have a filter in the loop, so obviously where would we expect the majority of any gunk to have been deposited? Aside those peanut gallery snarks, very good and useful to see that it didn't appear to do much cleaning of carbon at all. Subbed.

@camai75 3 жыл бұрын

As a former Audi tech for years, those spark plugs are normal for that engine. Nothing out of the ordinary for this engine.

@jorgeibanez5694 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting that you say that. I recently changed plugs on my b7 and 2 of them had the white tip shown on the video but cylinders 3 and 4 were pitch black. What does that translate to?

@Wafflebrah21 3 жыл бұрын

@@jorgeibanez5694 sounds like a fuel issue. Have you had your injectors cleaned and flow tested?

@DarkIzo 3 жыл бұрын

@@jorgeibanez5694 cylinder 1 and 2 ran too lean and 3 and 4 ran too rich (if its deep black and not shiny/wet black) residue on the spark plugs is always a sign of how the motor ran THE MOMENT it was shut off

@jorgeibanez5694 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wafflebrah21 I have not had my injectors cleaned/flow tested. I got the car very recently as a “non runner” due to bad starter. There wasn’t any wet residue on the plugs, I pulled them almost immediately after shutting it off. I’ve scanned the codes and found that there was an irregular misfire on cylinder 4. Would injectors be a likely cause of that?

@jimmytwotimes802 3 жыл бұрын

Chris seeing as your a Audi tech would you recommend using this stuff in a folder car? I have a b5.5 passat. Thanks

@B7fran 4 жыл бұрын

Love the channel dude, haven’t found any channel that’s specific for the b7 2.0 until I found you and you do a lot of stuff the I’d like to do for my car, keep it up 👍

@fliegenmann2562 3 жыл бұрын

Francis Imperio I can imagine why you want to watch this videos. The 2.0 FSI is so flawed...

@jace4294 3 жыл бұрын

B7s are good cars if you can take care of it yourself

@maqkr2569 2 жыл бұрын

Huge,huge amount of work is done here,exellent job!

@sidrameshhalawar869 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing thorough review. Great work

@tomasnokechtesledger1786 3 жыл бұрын

That Audi tool to remove coils is very techy! But carbon on cylinder wall was just mirrored. The flush though, didn't do spat...

@busterscrugs 2 жыл бұрын

The evened out dry numbers are a great result. Glad I used this stuff before my last oil change. The decreased wet number for cyl#1 could've just been a fluke, oil not making its way to the rings or something.

@RealHairyPotty Жыл бұрын

More likely from not letting the compression reading stabilise. Can see stopping too early in the vid.

@alexanderwoolley1623 6 ай бұрын

@@RealHairyPottyI think it's more to do with oil being far less viscous, cretaes more of a seal around the oil rings when the oil is thicker leading to higher compression, simply leaving the oil flush to stagnate on the sides of the cylinder walls induces lower overall compression as it is more volatile, a dommon trend I see is oil in oil flush is quite sloppy and water like, whereas oil without flush is very sludgy and thick, I work in a waste management facility and can tell when they oil we are recycling has had oil flush put through it! :) my only explanation is the bad cylinder had the oil rings cleaned, but lower overall compression due to the thin oil, the block should have been thoroughly rinsed with clean oil and a clean filter, ran for atleast 10 minutes with fresh oil then the sump oil and oil filter drained, new oil put in the filter and engine then the cylinders tested. Atleast this is my procedure anyways after having used oil flush on poorly performing engines.

@saranbiker 14 күн бұрын

Great job. Very detailed and honest. Rare to see expert with honest review in KZfaq

@Roh_Echt 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen another LiquiMoly Engine Flush test showing very similar results. Where compression after the treatment was a bit lower. But one cylinder which tested low before the treatment was a bit higher following treatment. We should remember that temperature is a factor with compression testing. Perhaps a cold compression test, followed by a warm test, of both before and after would be helpful.

@buttsexandbananapeels 5 ай бұрын

100% You have to control for as many variables as possible. I’d recommend cold crank testing so you don’t run into a hot plug stripper situation. Good for a Friday night. Bad for an engine.

@tubbycustard8866 3 жыл бұрын

holy crap man you deserve all the views in the world for this!

@bq5577x 3 жыл бұрын

Well, with my moms car (1.4 16V Seat Arosa Sport) a couple years ago, it was burning oil at about 1L/1000km, but after flushing with forte motor flush (warm engine, 45 minutes idling with sometimes revving up ,to 1500rpm) it went down to 1L per 6500km. So that was a huge win too! (So it's nice to see you have improvements in the compression test)

@rholdcroft99 3 жыл бұрын

The increase in compression on cylinder 4, is likely due to the Ligui Moly removing/cleaning carbon from the rings on that cylinder allowing them to rotate and work properly during the combustion process. Therefore restoring the lost compression.

@smurface549 3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe the firsts low measurement was just an outlier, and it's only a coincidence that it's after applying the cleaner where the value is in line with the other cylinders. If LiquiMoly would have worked that well, how do you explain the lower compression on the other cylinders? Or the lower compression in the wet test on cylinder 1? Any decent engine oil will keep particles suspended anyways, there's a ton of emulsifiers and additives in the oil. If something is so much baked in that a regular (and on-time) oil change won't dissolve it anymore, a mild cleaner like LiquiMoly enginge flush won't get it loose in 10min either. You'd need a really aggressive cleaner, which you obviously don't want to mix in your oil and then run the engine. And it's very likely taking more time than a couple minutes, unless you can support it with mechanical cleaning, e.g. an ultrasonic bath or just scraping the bulk of carbon deposits off after taking the engine apart.

@SilentScreamer413 2 жыл бұрын

@@smurface549 Well, Any modern oil has detergent among its additive package, no big news here. However as the oil ages, the levels of detergent get lower and the cleaning property of an engine oil degrades as well as its friction reduction properties, which is why we have to change it. LM Flushing additive is indeed some detergent to restore a higher level and help cleaning the engine. Back in the days you could also use flushing oil that was high in detergent but that kind of products was often too aggressive for engines and would damage certain parts in the process, hence their bad reputation and eventually that kind of products almost disappeared from the market. As a result using such additives for making cleaner oil change is good because it allows the oil to regain its cleaning properties with a little more punch. In this case I can imagine that the cylinder n° 4was running hotter than the rest, probably because of insufficient injection. as a result the oil cooked more in this cylinder and created deposit that eventually prevent the piston ring from moving freely in their grove and thus degraded the compression. But you're right, certain really bad situation will require disassembly and thorough cleaning with other means. I do believe that engine flush used regularly, especially on engines that tend to burn oil (American and European engines mostly) is good and help preventing more expensive maintenance. There is no "miracle product" but generally, Liqui Moly products work quite well for what they've been designed for.

@craigbadder4372 2 жыл бұрын

Is it safe to use motor flush not use any others like diesel, transmission fluid, kerosene, cheaper motor flush so many uses.

@craigbadder4372 2 жыл бұрын

Is it safe using motor flush not any others. I'm worry about will clogging through oil pump ????????

@SilentScreamer413 2 жыл бұрын

@@craigbadder4372 absolutely no risk to clog anything with a flushing additive like Liqui Moly. However you cannot drive with it in the oil. It can only be used for 15 to 20min idling only! As the detergent level rises, lubrication also diminishes and it's not meant to be used in an engine that is going partial or full charge. Oil flush additive has to be used with caution but as long as you follow the instructions, it's perfectly safe to use.

@slscamg 2 жыл бұрын

I used this product and moved my oil changes to every 5k miles from the 15k that BMW specified that the previous owner did. I noticed a difference in the oil drain color 2 oil changes later. It stopped coming out dark black and now has a slight gold tint to it. I think it takes a few changes to really work. Just my $.02

@krspykreame1 Жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment. I just got a BMW 335d and the previous owner was doing the 15k/1 per year oil changes and I want to get the gunk out from that. I'm changing my oil every 5k 😂 they're out their damn minds telling people that's an acceptable change interval

@ezwa9979 Жыл бұрын

mr mathew, you wouldn’t know if it’s liquid Molly or more frequent oil changes that made oil cleaner thO - 2 improvements at 1c & then one cNt tL which did the improving(unless ofcoOrs the other commentor leaves another coment after a couple oil changes)- wL 5k krispN?we’re w8ng✋

@dyoel182 6 ай бұрын

@@krspykreame1what's the update?

@mateusz111981 3 жыл бұрын

If I may add something. I have been using LM Engine Flush Pro for at least 10yrs on various engines. If the engine never been flushed you have to do at least 3 flushes with fresh oil to really get rid of all the gunk. Also not 10 minutes but 30 minutes on idle. For example, in the 1.5dci Renault/Nissan engine with 15W40 inside (Yeah I know death for that engine), it took 5 flushes and 6 oil changes to keep oil clean after the oil change and 30m warmup. After this procedure engine stopped smoking blue, became quieter, and ran stronger. In my humble opinion: If you want to really clean your engine, buy a couple of LM Engine Flushes and enough cheapest oil you can buy for a couple of changes. After the last flush, change oil for the last time to the cheap oil and run it for 30m then change it (should come out quite clean) to some very good engine oil. Job is done

@anelkobalic1574 2 жыл бұрын

I use 15w40 in my 1.9dci renault. What could be the problem?

@mrhyde0705 2 жыл бұрын

Im a big fan of liquimoly products. I pair their oil with ceretec,and hydraulic lifter additive. Ive tried EVERY 5w20 oil i coild get my hands on, my temp runs 6 degrees cooler, no more valvetrain noise above the normal, it just all around is amazin. My car is almost to 200k as well. Recently used it in the wifes MDX that has oil consumption problems (3 QUARTS IN 1K MILES) and so far the dip stick is still safe, and the motor is smoother sounding. Tried Royal Purple, Pennzoil Platinum, Mobile 1, redline doesnt seem to make a 5 w 20, and if they did its twice the price. Ill never go back to the yellow,green, or purple again.

@felipedejesusCastro Жыл бұрын

Amazing work, this is the kind of tests one would like to see on manufacturers site.... Excellent...

@ABC-wz2db 3 жыл бұрын

Someone prob already commented but the piston wall is a reflection of the piston top. Great video!

@nurakhvirizky6462 3 жыл бұрын

This is gold! Why didn't i find it earlier.

@PorscheTech 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Well done man.

@FigureItAudi 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. I checked out your videos and it looks like we've got a similar spirit of content - from one VAG enthusiast to another: well done, friend.

@sergiykud 3 жыл бұрын

You seem like a guy who takes care of his car. The engine tarnish is nothing of the ordinary. It has no sludge, so i doubt the flush would do much for that. In my car, royal purple just changed the tarnish color to zinc yellow. The plugs clearly had issues. Thorough video man!

@dimitrisloufakis916 Ай бұрын

That was a very good video! Thank you for posting. Now I gotta go watch the create video!

@ajv802 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome quality video mate, thanks.

@tiagoizaguirre8837 6 ай бұрын

i have an Acura g2 legend and when servicing the valvetrain of my car there was a LOT of oil buildup (prev owner was lazy on maintenance), decided to give this a try, added a bottle and ran it for about a week and a half then changed the oil and filter, repeated the process once more and changed the oil. after using this product twice in the span of a few weeks i took my valve covers off to check if it did anything and 90% of the oil buildup/carbon residue was gone and the valvetrain looked new. I 100% stand by this product, from now on im planning on throwing a bottle of this aprox 30 miles/1hr before i change my oil. if anyone knows about honda's c32a1 engines they have a habit of the hydraulic rockers making noise after a while. im not sure if this product cleaned out the buildup inside the rockers but they no longer make as much rattle as they did prior to using the engine flush

@mthek3129 Жыл бұрын

Great video... I'm sure, it took a lot of time for such a good review. Perfect!

@georgetgr7625 2 жыл бұрын

Funny I did it in my Audi and change the oil from Castrol to Motul specific and surprise no more rattling at cold start. Probably cleaned make some stuck valves or the tensioner stuck. It did something for sure.

@pablodariobenitezdesvars7746 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this kind of tests. Great content. I've tried motul engine Flush cause i couldn't find the liqui moly for volkswagens. But i am pretty sure engine noise has been reduced, specially on idle. Thanks again, keep up.

@D3nn1s 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you know, but thats a vw engine in the audi

@VenturiLife 3 жыл бұрын

It probably freed up a piston compression ring by clearing some deposits there, allowing it to raise the compression. That is an area that nothing else can get to in an engine, so sounds worthwhile.

@datsuntoyy 3 жыл бұрын

I'll add my experience. 2009 Audi A4. 105K miles, pistons replaced at 65K, cylinder head work from timing chain issue at 99k. I have never missed an oil change and many were even done at much less than the recommended 10K. I drained the oil with 3,000 (Motul X-clean) on it and put in fresh mobil 1 euro and liqui Moly's engine flush. Idled for 15 minutes and drained. There was no difference between the new and old oils even with light behind it. I put samples in small 8 oz containers to compare. Only thing I noticed in the containers is the one with flush ran down the sides much quicker. My wife, who knows nothing about cars or what I did came back and said "whatever you did, it runs better" I've worked on engines for over 40 years and I've never "flushed" a crankcase. Not sure why a flush would make it run better, my only guess is it freed up the turbo a bit. In anycase, I'm a believer now and I have stuff on order to flush my '13 S6, 100K miles. Any Audi fan should know the early 4.0 TFSi has an issue with the turbo oil inlet screen gumming up. I'll probably change my oil change to 7,500k, It's cheap insurance.

@FigureItAudi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the added perspective. In hindsight, I think I and most other people make the incorrect assumption that you can/should *see* a significant difference in the composition of the oil, or it's viscosity by swirling it on the edge of something. My *guess* is that with the right equipment (any chemists out there?) the flushed sample would contain higher concentrations of X, Y and Z that would prove contaminants were removed but for the average Joe, the wife's testimonial of "it runs better" is one of the closest indications that improvements were had.

@datsuntoyy 3 жыл бұрын

@@FigureItAudi I think I may have lacked clarity, my apologies. When I say there was no difference, I mean the new flushed oil looked every bit as dirty and opaque at 15 minutes as the 3,000 mile used oil. It was effing NASTY in only 15 minutes of Idling. Almost diesel oil bad. As for viscosity, the flush is very thin and it thins the oil. I definatly would not want to drive on the thinned oil although some do. I'm going to do this on my S6. It has a drain plug on the oil filter housing (which makes collecting a breeze and takes 8.8 quarts. I will drain old, reserve a specimen. Put in new and idle a minute and take a specimen, add flush and take a specimen at 15 minutes. This will tell exactly how much is "flushed" out. Considering an oil test on used and flushed oils. My wife already hates what I spend on the car, LOL. BTW, what do you use to edit your videos with? I may make one.

@FigureItAudi 3 жыл бұрын

Gotcha, I didn't catch that you flushed with fresh oil; that is impressive (in a bad way), then. I use Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects in my more recent videos.

@datsuntoyy 3 жыл бұрын

@Hitman Could be, but she's never said anything before after any amount of work done to her car, except for the replacement of the bent valves. I've just finished the third of my families 3 cars. Not sure it made any real difference but it did get a lot of crap out of there.

@datsuntoyy 3 жыл бұрын

@Hitman It's already had 3 full DSG services. Last one was about 3k ago. is the bridge seal inside the transmission or outside, I've never heard of it. I never skimp on the maint. Infact the last one was 3 ki miles ago and they replace ALL the fluids except for rear diff. It took a special tool he didn't have Thank you.

@tombregman2875 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding the compression improvement for cylinder 4: My best GUESS is that there was a problem with the compression tester installation (hook up) when the baseline compression was tested.

@robertjensen4249 3 жыл бұрын

NICE PRESENTATION AND DETAILS! AWESOME!!

@kenengrie 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to use this on an engine that has been started many times, run for a minute and then shut off again. The oil was all milky from the condensation and i have cleaned out the oilsump that had a layer of grey milky oil on the bottom , the head looks really clean though. I'm doing a flush as soon as i've done some miles in this car again, have to break in a new cam first.

@karlrod4699 Жыл бұрын

That was a brilliant test!

@MBE-ib3jy 3 жыл бұрын

I used BG oil flush on an old MR2, and got 25% compression improvements overall, same plugs etc, just fresh oil. The BG product helps free up the piston rings and increases the compression, smells lovely as well. Having seen the results myself, I always use BG oil flush on every service, totally rate it.

@mmawolverine Жыл бұрын

are you refering to bg109 or bg epr or the super expensive $300 kit they sell?

@vladandrei51 7 ай бұрын

How can you prove the very fact that you had an oil change had effect to the engine cleanness?

@ademc8872 3 жыл бұрын

Engine temp has a lot of influence on compression results. Retest cold and hot ;)

@nuvisionprinting 3 жыл бұрын

@John Does as i know it is always good to check both at hot and cold when you do comp tests.

@fredfrederickson 3 жыл бұрын

@@datsuntoyy tf?

@alexgunner1882 3 жыл бұрын

Audi manual says to test warm

@jayr6637 2 жыл бұрын

@@nuvisionprinting What is the point in doing a cold test?

@moealfaily1662 3 жыл бұрын

I would be curious to see a long term test, use the product at the interval suggested over the period of weeks or maybe even months, I think we would get a better idea that way. Thank you for the good work on this video though!

@Mechani_Cole 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I did the same but switched over to liqui moly for the engine oil as well and got great results. No more tapping or oil consumption! Working on an Audi A6 Avant and an A4 2.0T on my channel currently.

@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын

which oil do you run?

@mightyhavan 2 жыл бұрын

The best Liqui Moly advertising ever!!! No pun intended

@peterrudy9207 Жыл бұрын

I alternately use this and Amsoil engine flush at every oil change . The reason I think my oil doesn't come out black or dark . It comes out a golden color that I can see through as it drains . Changing oil every 5000 miles , using either Pennzoil Platinum 0W16 / Amsoil OE 0W16 and always a Amsoil filter .

@legendmusa_mony2363 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort, fantastic video, 👏 no matter what is the result, but quality of video and information is great.

@grampzquad 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video my fellow Albertan!

@fajarreza1 3 жыл бұрын

Well, it works on the area that's vital for the performance. Certainly the engine has some significant buildup on the piston ring. On the 3 cylinders, the buildups are aligned with the piston ring, so it improves the sealing. I think that explains the compression changes.

@Vesper778 2 жыл бұрын

Did it on my dad’s Tiguan plus some Italian tuning fixed the cold start misfire due to carbon buildup.

@johnselesky8505 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'd like to suggest if you could do a video of using CRC GDI IVD Intake Valve & Turbo Cleaner and show before & after videos of the insides of the combustion chambers with your bore scope.

@magdyshrebiny2115 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your video nice one 👍🏼

@samueljung2165 3 жыл бұрын

The idd result might be : 1. cylinder 4 had a lot of build up so compression was down - cleaned up and back to norm. 2. The flush also flushes the lubes so right after the test it may not have been lubricated enough - add oil and run for awhile at lowest rpm possible to go back to normal

@APDLuu 3 жыл бұрын

subbed after explanation of claims and how they will be evaluated

@Neddy540 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this, subbed

@teovm 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Prety good job. Hope to see the Ceratec soon

@MotoMacMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Okay this video is perfection! 🤘🏼

@NagashiChidorii 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work man!!! I had to subscribe at least to show my appreciation of your welcomed knowledge sharing. Im going to say I'll have to buy this and try on my 2013 335i bmw!

@donegal2010able 3 жыл бұрын

Used liquimolly diesel surge on a audi absolutely amazing stuff mpg shot up less smoke and injectors were filthy very happy with their stuff

@donegal2010able 3 жыл бұрын

@Tommy Salami it's for diesel only runs straight from the can bypass the fuel filter, my car was really clogged up

@ModorFix 3 жыл бұрын

Why not dump the old oil and stick in fresh oil with the Liqui moli? Then strain and check colour. I did that twice, and although it didn't solve the compression issue, the colour of the oil was night and day. What I did after I will probably get mullered for. But videos will be up in the next week

@Sg-ci4kp 2 жыл бұрын

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@videomaniac108 2 ай бұрын

I would attribute the lower dry compression test pressures after the engine flush to the possibility that some carbon chunks were removed from the piston lands, thus increasing the combustion chamber volume and reducing the effective compression ratio. A greater effect, I postulate, is the freeing up of a stuck oil control ring on cylinder #4 that will allow it to seal better.

@cybcarr 2 жыл бұрын

The pistons been equalized, so, if it's close(r) to factory data, I wouldn't worry much. If it helps the oil consumption, I'd let the thing do it's job. :) But it's way more expensive than braking fluid. Dot3 or 4, doesn't matter. Thank you for the test. It's been refreshing to watch.

@abzmal757 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video... Subscribed!!

@_Pet_Tech 3 жыл бұрын

If you want all that carbon deposit cleaned from top of the pistons you should use Redline SI1 Fuel System Cleaner. When I used the product on my MK4 Golf It cleaned the pistons to a point where I was able to see the eccentric lines on top of the pistons.

@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын

yes I think Redline is the best

@TheMervK 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Pal ! At about 12 minutes, seeing the camera scoping the cylinders; great to see! Curious what kind it is?

@Birdfeeder795 3 жыл бұрын

Great wideo. Try this in a Diesel engine with sludge build up, then you will see what this product is capable of. Also you should have changed the oil filter and cut it open, both for the base test and after flush. Subbed!

@alexgunner1882 3 жыл бұрын

This is a direct injection engine which builds sludge in the intake and on piston heads

@migcap7356 3 жыл бұрын

I have to be honest, I didn't do an compression test when I use Liqui Moly Engine Flush on my 2015 VW 1.8 Gen 3 Jetta. But I will admit I it worked perfect for my car because it was burning a ridicule amount of oil monthly were people was saying that's normal for VW/Audi. I've owned multiply cars from both companies, hehe. But this engine flush cured that problem immediately. Their Jectron Gasoline Fuel Injection Cleaner, I'm using now to help fix cold misfires seems to be working also, only been a week but I've had no more misfiring. Changing fuel filter within a couple weeks then Fuel System Cleaner to finish the job... So this flush achieved my needs, just my 2 cents...

@Peter-tf2uc 2 ай бұрын

This is a great video. Thank you!

@andrewasaurus 3 жыл бұрын

The cylinder walls are showing a reflection of the surface of the piston

@johnjerrehian4642 3 жыл бұрын

I had an Audi A4 1.8T with 275,000 miles before my Brother purchased for his kids. Always ran synthetic M1 0w-40W and changed every 5-6k. In addition, I did not use low grade octane fuel. Always ran 93. Car ran great and my Brother sold after his kids used it. I now have two Audi A6's. One is an 05 3.2 with 240,000 miles and valve assembly looks a lot better than on this car, (when I replaced gaskets about 12K miles ago). Never did I let gap or plug wear like this either.

@pondiya Жыл бұрын

Great Work 👍 a product video should be like this ...

@henrycruz45cal 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I was hoping it would clean

@waifuracer6516 3 жыл бұрын

I mean. You put engine flush in a perfectly fine engine apart from the excess carbon on the pistons, no wonder there is no significant effect. Do the same to a 100k+ mile 1.8T thats sludged up to the brim and watch the magic.

@Hubjeep 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to synthetic oils, sludge is a thing of the past, no?? My 1999, 240,000 mile Jeep 4.0L's valve train looked like new when I did the valve cover gasket around 220,000. 5W-40 synthetic every 6,000 miles.

@Sg-ci4kp 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hubjeep not for short range drivers

@TheGoodMedicine 3 жыл бұрын

Your engine is very clean to be start with

@buckaroobonsi555 3 жыл бұрын

When I need to clean the top of a piston and the rings I use a a 50/50 mix of PEA fuel injection cleaner and B12 Chemtol 1 shot of each per-cylinder goes into a container for mixing. To that I add 2 teaspoon of TCW3 2 cycle oil per cylinder and mix. I put one shot of this mixture into each cylinder cold and turn crank by hand first thing in the morning. I repeat this in the evening. I cover the spark plug holes with a rag over night. The next day I again turn the crank over by hand and check to make sure no significant fluid is on piston tops. I put the plugs back in and start engine. I let it run until engine is up to operating temp and do an oil change. Normally leading up to this I would have already done a tank or two of fuel injection cleaner. I do this about once every 64K miles. I never leave spark plugs even Iridium in for 120K miles.

@blaudp79 2 жыл бұрын

The spark plug that was showing signs of running hot had a coil over it that was different from the rest. If you compare the design with the rest, you can see that the OEM ones were designed to dissipate some of the heat while the aftermarket one was isolating the heat. It wasn't the right coil.

@ezwa9979 Жыл бұрын

CRAP☹️, I just bought crakerjack box prize quality level coils from my nXdOr nAbr😒

@gowthamv3132 3 жыл бұрын

Hats off Your Work 👏👏👏👏

@mohanadsameer292 Жыл бұрын

Great job man

@ktmarvin300 3 жыл бұрын

It think it's hard to compare both test samples when the cups are so large, that even with the presumably "cleaner" oil there's no light penetrating the oil. Maybe a test tube or another thinner cup would've led to different results. Plus your engine was pretty clean from the start. I mean the transformation shown in the commercial is certainly unrealistic, but maybe an engine with a bit of oil sludge here and there would've experienced some "real" cleaning effect.

@jamesfoster3447 Жыл бұрын

Others have changed the oil filters in between and they did 3 oil changes to show the difference between the oil in between the changes, each time the oil got better until it was like new , residue is why they changed the oil and filters each time .

@mondogomez5 3 жыл бұрын

Remove 1 quart of oil and replace it with diesel. Let it run for 15 minutes and you will notice a major change in all the carbon buildup areas and your compression. You will probably need to do a minimum of three or changes to get all the junk out

@denzelmason8021 Жыл бұрын

Diesel you say right?

@TheMervK 2 жыл бұрын

I also was recently looking at Liqui Moly engine flush and wondering if worth doing. Was really hoping to see a drastic clean under valve cover after flush, and particulates in filter cloth. So doesn't seem worth while. ? Compression improvement was worth a lot though.

@predragsinko2513 3 жыл бұрын

Brave man. Thank you.

@whitbyretreat145 3 ай бұрын

Give this guy a medal

@JoitaConstantin 3 жыл бұрын

Probably it won’t clean an engine like in the promo, but for sure your engine was clean before, so there were no deposits to be removed. Regarding the low compression-could be an improvement because maybe the engine flush managed to unstick one or more piston rings from their groove. Maybe.

@jimmytwotimes802 3 жыл бұрын

I would really like to use this stuff because I think the screen in my oil pain is starting to get clogged and it's a pretty big job to remove oil pan on my b5.5 passat, you have to remove part of subframe and brace the engine. I'm just afraid that it might uncover some leaks that aren't leaking now.

@CoyoteDAworld 2 жыл бұрын

It's this for vehicles that have low compression? And also I have an ecoboost mustang with 5k and I'm an maintenance freak. Its there any side effects or down sides to this? Thanks man . Very curious about this

@robpeabo509 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever do a follow up on the compression tests to see if the readings were as balanced after the Jan 2020 post Liqui Moly Pro-line Engine Flush?

@CL-yp1bs Жыл бұрын

I can help you get rid of alot of that carbon on top of your pistons. Get a high PEA (Polyetheramine) content cleaner. Chevron Techron in the value size is often the best value for buying it. It WILL clean that black stuff off your pistons. Its one of the very few products that actually works. I always use it before an oil change (about 500 miles before on a 5,000 mile oil change interval) and it cleans the black off my pistons. I check the tops of my pistons with a camera and i can promise you it WORKS. and it works damn good if you use is consistently in small amounts or in high doses occasionally like before an oil change. This is because it goes in your FUEL so it cleans the combustion chambers and injectors... your oil flush cleans the places where oil goes which is not on top of your pistons! So yeah you dont have to use it before an oil change.. top tier fuel in the US has a small amount of PEA in it.. but i like high doses.. its expensive so you only get small amounts at the gas station and you only get it at "top tier" gas stations where you pay more for it.