i just bought a 96 accord with 170,000 miles for $800. the body and interior are in great condition but it needs a head gasket. when doing the head gasket im going to do the timing belt, water pump, and oil pan gasket. so i have been reading a little about engine flushes and have heard both good and bad things. one problem being that it loosens up so much gunk in the engine that it can clog the oil pump, pick up screen, or oil passages in the engine. also that it can damage engine seals. my plan was to run the engine flush and then drain the oil and begin the overhaul. i would then pull the oil pan to remove any of the sludge and gunk from the flush and inspect the pickup for any signs of blockage. while i had the head off i was thinking of spraying some brake cleaner down the oil passages to remove any sludge. would this be a bad idea? should i just do the overhaul and not do the engine flush, or would the engine flush be beneficial? oh and one last off topic question. the valve train is a little loud, is there any adjustments that can be done to the valve train that can quiet it down? thanks for any responses.

 

Seafoam wouldn't hurt it too bad especially if you haven't done anything follow their suggestions however, I'd also take the time and clear out the EGR ports and **** the IACV/FITV/TB cleaning wouldn't hurt either.

 

ive never used seafoam i was just going to use some valvoline engine flush we have at the shop. think that would work ok and how bout the brake cleaner question. i plan on cleaning the trottle body, theres probably a faq or how-to on cleaning the iacv and egr ports right?

 

Boingo, there's a few more cleaning threads up there too.

Seafoam does a good job at cleaning out deposits as that's what it's used for. Cleaning carbon buildup and crap in there. It'll take care of everything you've mentioned.

And you should change your oil afterwards.

 

why should you not change the oil afterwards?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by redline870 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why should you not change the oil afterwards?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lol think you misread, I said


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Boingo, there's a few more cleaning threads up there too.

Seafoam does a good job at cleaning out deposits as that's what it's used for. Cleaning carbon buildup and crap in there. It'll take care of everything you've mentioned.

And you should change your oil afterwards.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

lol my bad. thanks man

 

It's all good.

Seafoam and the other cleaning stuff in addition to the timing belt/other service and you'll be good to go!

 

how bout valvetrain adjustments? can this be done?