Sad to see a car treated like this. I bought a used 1979 Celica Gt in 1987 to drive back and forth to work. The original owner had done 3 or 4 oil changes in 8 years. Surprisingly the car ran pretty good. The 20R engine was a beast. A trusted old mechanic told me what to do to clear some of the sludge. I drained the oil, changed the oil filter, added 2 quarts cheap oil and 3 quarts of transmission fluid. I drove it around for a couple of hours, not revving the engine. Drained the oil and was amazed at the chunks of sludge that came out. I did this once more in a month. I ran cheap oil in the car for the next 3 years. I was told that ATF had high levels of detergents. In 1990 I traded it in for a new Isuzu pickup.

The ppl who are being nasty and rude just shows ignorance he added to his oil to break down the sludge. HE DID NOT REPLACE THE OIL WITH ATF if you have not tried it dont comment on it because before there lucs,seafoam,flushing or anything of that nature transmission fluid was used to clean sluggish engine and oil build up and I'm the son of a mechanic who's the son of a mechanic 80 yrs in my family business and stand by it 100 percent Buddy if it works for you which it did keep up the good work

All the old timers used to tell me to do this once a year , I guess they were right, thanks for the video

I had ATF (used one quart) ran car for 20 minutes. The car was very abused, all the rings were stuck and it had blow by. It cleaned the sludge so well that hard chunks got free from the internal engine parts and clogged the oil pickup screen even after changing the oil. Pulled the pan and cleaned the screen. The blow by was almost cut in half and the car got another 30,000.

Gramps was an old school truck driver. Even did some Arctic Trucking to the circle. He use to do this with Diesel fuel instead of ATF. Worked like a charm.

I've been doing this to my engines since the 80's when an old time mechanic showed me. I drive a 2016 Ecoboost now, 3.5. Bought in 22. it had what sounds like a stuck cam as the oil would age. did 3 oil changes with Ford oil and it started to become less. switched to Valvoline and, poof, its gone. I use about an 1/8 of trani fluid in the crackcase the day of oil change, drive it for 30 mins and go drop it. runs like a cat ever since. I am running 0-30 weight and will be trying the new Valvoline Restore, which is proving in real world tests to actually remove deposits and clean things up in the engine. you had piston slap, it should free those rings up and smooth things out for you. very good, entertaining video too. good luck sport.

Idea for next video - "Can Honda ATF fix Erectile Dysfunction?" Enjoyed this video guys - "The power has returned! Yeeehaaar!"

I once watched a old guy , had a old 74 Impala come in the shop , motor sounded horrible.low power and a slight knock but good oil pressure. He backed it out in the lot and pulled the Air cleaner revved it to 3k and started pouring atf down the carb about 2 quarts. Made the knock go away and got back to having some guts after setting the timing. Cleaned the carbon off the valves and pistons he said. Now i just use seafoam, triple threat, throttle and top end clean out does the same thing pretty much and is catalytic converter safe as the old guy told me don't do this on a car with a cat . The wax in atf really does a number on the cat . And to complete the jod seafoam in the tank to clean the injectors ans some in the crank case to quiten up the lifters and clean the oil control rings . If done right it's a miracle worker.

i bought a 98 dodge dakota 4x4 5.2 new, it will turn over 400,000 miles by summer, its been an awesome truck, only major problem i had with it was heater core replacement, did water pump at that time to be safe, original transmission is serviced every 50,000 miles, same with transfer case and axles. I just replaced the original starter last summer, truck still has excellent oil pressure, never gets below 40lbs even at idle, everytime i do a transmission fluid change, it gets sprayed onto my frame, rockers, undersides and bedsides. its still a great looking truck yet, people cannot believe it has almost 400,000 on it

I love you , man. You are so entertaining.

Good for another 300K miles! Good job!

Better then engine FLUSH. My grandpa told me you can use atf to clean your sludge but only run it 10 mins tops.

This is like the oldest truck in the book. ATF is basically a 5 weight oil l,Your supposed to drain the oil, and fill it with atf then drive it around and get it good and hot. Drive it 25-30 miles. Then drain it, change the filter and refill with recommended oil. ATF is highly detergent. You’ll never see a transmission techs hands dirty? They are always clean! I’ll dump 2-3 quarts of ATF in the tank of May 5.9l Cummins on fill up. It lubricated the injection pump and injectors, and keeps everything nice and clean! ATF is the greatest fuel for a diesel additive! You can run old atf thru your diesel to. When changing your trans fluid and doing a pan drop. Drain out your trans pan, keeping everything clean! Aftermarket Maghytec Pans with drain plugs rock! Dump the atf right into your fuel tank! You can dilute with diesel fuel if you want. Same with waste motor oil, there’s guys that run straight waste motor oil in their mechanical diesels. I soundly do it on today’s hi tech electrically emissions diesels. Cummins 12 and 24 valve engines love it. I wouldn’t run straight waste oil in the winter time with out diluting it with diesel fuel 50/50 but a couple quarts of ATF before your oil change or added to your tank when you fill up if great for it!

next time you change your oil, replace one quart with Marvel Mystery Oil and leave it in.

Marvel mystery oil will help over time, the solvents will break down the sludge

FWIW I had a new 2001 Ram 3.9 six cylinder that clattered (lifters) for 1-2 seconds on a cold start since day one. Never became an issue or got worse; just lifters pumping up.

She definitely got some power!!!!!!😂 never hot Rodin’ 😅

All the doubters have a question to answer. Has anyone seen a working automatic transmission with sludge in it? Nope...why..they run extremely hot at times and sometimes don't get serviced for over 100k miles. Its got a lot of solvents and detergents in it. I have cleaned up a lot of engines this way.

This works for stuck lifters too!

Met a Farmer that did the ATF Qt. on every oil change !

You guys are hilarious and I love buddy

This video 😂😂 I didn't know Seth Rogan was a mechanic! 😂 Good content here.

You guys back!!

You should run about a quarter to half a quart of ATF in the engine oil every oil change…my buddy has been running it in his rigs for well over 20 years and they work mint with well over 300,000 miles and no issues!

I think it's the same a marvel mystery oil ..it's red and cleans well too .. thanks for sharing

Use a half quart of diesel and one quart of transmission fluid that will clean out the engine

I know I’ll get those faces but I was taught at a young age that you substitute 1 quart of oil with non synthetic trans fluid every oil change “per change recommendation” keeps the crap out it really does we still have grandads 76 f150 the insides are immaculate.

If you want toprevent your doors and wheel wells from rusting, spray atf fluid around inside the door and up inbetween the rear inner and outer panels. Into rocker panels through drain holes. It prevents rust and if you have rust it absolutely stops it

Oh, M.M.O.? Used to use a 1/3 of a bottle 100 miles prior to an oil change in my last car. It *seemed* to help…

I really didn't know about that trick.

Well done buddy. Thanks for the knowledge 👍👍🇮🇪

Grandpa used to add ATF to oil for noisy lifters. I run Marvel in oil for everything and Fords can get high mileage on gas engines but go ahead and play the game if it makes you feel better. I liked my 99 Ram with 5.9l Magnum v8 except it kept exploding transfer cases under normal operating conditions.

My mechanic does the same thing to customer engine that is heavily gummed up. He puts i think the full amount though not 1 litre but only lets it idle until they figure the lumps are dissolved. If it was my truck I would have left it in and drove around a couple days and let it swish off everything. Probably a lump caught up in the pickup screen starving the pump slightly. Could have used "Power Steering fluid" or Hydraulic fluid its because there's no additives to thicken as it heats up. ATF and all other Hydraulic class fluids remain at "10" so its like substantially thin and able to splash around and travel through the clogged passages, rinsing them out. As the turds dissolved, it raised the overall "thickness level" back up. Thick and dirty. Probably the transmission was ignored as well. No shadetree fix for this. Maybe 50% Lucas stop slip and 50% synthetic fluid as a last resort before a rebuild.

I flushed my '02 camry with a full crankcase of cheap ATF. idled it for 10mins., then drove it gently on a surface road at 40mph(following the speed limit) for 10 mi. followed by an oil change with quality oil & filter immediately afterwards. The engine never had any sludge to begin with, but tried out the ATF flush just to keep the internals clean. seemed to have worked well. It gained back some lost power. ATF came out dark & oily but not gritty at all. Same with the previois batch of oil before adding the ATF to flush the oiling system.

Buddy is flicking his fleas onto you

I had 298k on my old sport trac with original engine and transmission. All you do is maintain and keep your foot out the firewall.

Transmission Fluid In Oil Reduces Cleaning Power In most cases, adding automatic transmission fluid to motor oil reduces cleaning power. That’s because the detergency of ATF is less than motor oil. Why is that? ATF is exposed to lower levels of combustion byproducts and contaminants than motor oil, so it is formulated with reduced detergency. Instead, ATFs have elevated levels of friction modifiers and other additives that help protect gears and clutches. Transmission Fluid In Oil Reduces Wear Protection Second, adding ATF alters the motor oil formulation and reduces its effectiveness. A good motor oil is a fine balance of base oils and additives designed to fight wear, reduce friction, prevent deposits and slowly dissolve accumulated sludge. The cleaning power of motor oil is designed to work gradually over subsequent oil changes and not necessarily all at once. Adding a foreign substance to the oil disrupts the formulated chemistry, negatively impacting wear protection, detergency and more.

My oil pressure has been right there on my 97 since I owned it.

"I don't know if a Ford can get 350k on a gas engine..." The 5.0 Coyote Modulate V8: "Am I a joke to you?"

I would use BG Products Flush Kit , it's specifically made for completely flushing out an engine .

Did you say straight ATF or added some to the oil?

I believe in using ATF.I think he should of run it longer.What i do is add 1 or quart atf with oil and run it for few hundred miles.But it can work pretty fast but need to keep up on the cleaning so it dont get to heavy inside.

Niceeee

Hey I also did that and used diesel along with it that works even better

Blown head gasket video coming soon

Can i use DW1 instead ATF Z1. If I use it, is there a problem.

Diesel / atf both do the job .

No oil in the Filter means the Anti-drainback valve on the filter quit working or was blocked clogged by something in it.

I just may have to try this on my Lincoln navigator with over 200k just might take away the hesitation, but will any other atf work?

Use old oil bottle for funnel.

That day was my birthday lol

I did a oil change swapped out 1 quart oil for 1 quart of transmission fluid after a hour of running the motor the tick noise went away

Off road diesel works best pour about a quart let it run for about 15-30 minutes at idle and it’s like brand new

What about the knocking? Did it stop it?

Those rod bearings are hanging on for dear life.

Yeah, ATF ain't going to fix worn bearings

This shouldn't be an old-timer secret this should be in every day average Joe piece of knowledge. I've been doing this with cars for so long and you can only do wrong if you do it to the wrong motor. If it's really really really really really bad I'd say just stick with one quart and then drive it for a 100 miles or let it idle for a couple hours. You don't want to break everything up at once because the oil screens will indeed get clogged. You want the proper flush product to actually turn a lot of those chunks into sludge as fast as possible but ATF will loosen those big chunks quick. You don't want to pile of chunks blocking your screen. I personally would use some carefully separated used oil and 2 quarts of ATF on the second one. Again only driving it for a hundred miles or idling for like an hour at least. Once you get the most of it and you're ready to run fresh oil you're going to have to use a minimum of synthetic blend and honestly if it's not that old of a car just use full synthetic and if it breaks open too many leaks you can best believe those leaks were already there and you can back it off to synthetic blend and almost watch those leaks go away again. Sorry for the long version but there is no short version. The short version is what Dad should be giving the kid. I'm telling you this so-called trick works on so many different motors. If you're interested in something for your cooling system, how do you use a half a bottle of CLR in the cooling system and slowly flushed it out of the robber hoses and off metal surfaces especially the radiator and heater core. CLR works wonders you just don't leave it in the system and forget about it besides you have to flush it out with at least three different fill and drains.

You gotta put some miles on the engine with atf. It's not gonna do a full clean in just a little bit of driving.

3:44 What a sweet bubba 😭🥰

we have -40c in quebec we never block a rad for not diesel truck never

Update pls

I like your style all you good people at "Novice Garage" I think I'll be watching from now on. Can I point out things? 1. @5:20 - that radiator is filthy, the fins are coated with dirt. I'm surprised it cools the engine at all how it is. If you can't remove the radiator and clean inside and out, at least you can blow soap through it from the engine side, while still installed?

What is lit up on the dash? Check engine light? Something else?

I change oil in all my cars every 3000 miles. Use some sea foam sometimes because I don’t want to use atf to do that. Oil is cheap. Engines are not…

MAN!!!! You have any idea how expensive that Honda transmission fluid is? Lol!

I have had ford with 120,000 KMs before head gasket went, 1995 Ford falcon. Head Only went because the previous owner who was a taxi owner ran water not coolant. I believe. I was very upset my ex-cab 2010 Camry hybrid got written off because immediate in a big ute reversed into front of my car and punch the computer system out. Faith head over 900,000 ks only part changed by the owner, well major part which was the abs nothing else was touched. Only thing I spent was back set of brake pads and one front wheel bearing in five years and I put 130,000 KMs on it. Now I driving my Nissan patrol and going run a diesel in the motor b4 I change the oil. Cheers Graham

next : add something hot in the tank to burn all that carbon deposit 😁👊🏼

For that high of milage need 10w40 its way better for it nd it will bring the oil pressure up

I have a 2000 F150 4.2 L has 492,000 miles off

Flip the oil container the other way when u poor it!

Why not use seafoam

whatever happened to caleb lol?

By the color of the oil in the dipstick after atf run, it was pure psycologic improviment.

It won’t blow it up as long as you do it right and correctly, cheapest and fastest way of doing it

That not a stock exhuast it?! Sounds beefy as hell

Transmission will be gone next week

75k is not high mileage any more. 150k to 200k is high mileage now days

How I feel when I add coolant to my car and it stops overheating….

So. We started pouring in with a short sleeve shirt on. Somehow, mid pour, we were able to get a red jacket on. We finished it up back in a tee shirt. 🤔 I’m calling BS on the whole thing.

Mobile 1 is trash cheap oil in oil test results..it fails epicly...try valvolines new advanced protection..or royal purple

That's a dodge, change the main and piston bering and ready for 300,000 more

That’s a girls car

Classic Mopar 318 Or 360 , Good Motors !!

Putting anything other than the designated oil in your crankcase is a sure shot way to fuck up everything. Dont touch any of my cars!

Atf is a cleaner naturally

The bad thing about removing sludge is this it moves through the oil pump into your oil galleries up through the lifters and pushrods and could clog everything up. Now that doesn't always happen. But friends oil sludge has zero chances of getting into the intake combustion chamber or out the exhaust and therefore you are not helping clean anything that could possibly make it run better. That part is in your head. The best thing to remove sludge is to remove and disassemble the engine and do a rebuild. Or leave the sludge alone it can't possibly do any more damage sitting there. Just a warning.

if your car become more powerfull after oil change, then you change oil too late. ATF have very little detergent in atf oil analysis. adding cooking oil (corn / canola) will clean sludge much stronger to the point of the debris will clodge the oil passage if you use too much. max 10% or just 5% will help clean the sludge much better.

😂😂😂😂😂 If it’s full of sludge , so are your piston rings and the engine will blow

Dodge 😂😂🤮

Yep, figured this was in Texas by the way the moron threw the cap less tranny fluid bottle in the yard. Instead of being a normal person and setting the bottle down. On the concrete drive. Next to the truck. You know, so all you have to bend down to pick it right there to throw it away. Instead of walking the yard to pick up the bottles. Heck! Who am I kidding, its probably still there 🤦‍♂️ I used to live in Texas and seen that sort of crap all the time. Must be a Texas thang! Cause I haven’t seen that in other states I lived in 🤷‍♂️😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣