Can you use dishwashing liquid to clean an engine internally?

[@rotaryboi5129]

now fill up the radiator with listerine mouth wash

[@pb222221]

The alcohol will evaporate out the overflow.

[@skullf0xdusk679]

Brown listerine

[@alex_marshall_]

Minty fresh ac

[@starcloakstarside9719]

Amused. Reminds me of when my little brother emptied a whole bottle of dish soap into my radiator.

[@chopi7784]

@@pb222221in Russia listerine do not contain alcohol

[@Bioruss]

Many years ago when I was an apprentice I owned an old Datsun 140y which used more oil than petrol. It smoked like a steam train. Money was tight and my wife was pregnant so we couldn't afford an engine overhaul. What I did have access to was a lot of old used engine oil which I literally burned through the engine to keep it going. It must have been at least 50 liters which went through that engine in about 3 months. What amazed me is that even though I expected the engine to blow up at any minute it kept going. Eventually a buddy and mine were at my home and we decided that we should pull the head and check if there was traces of broken rings. I had bought a dekoak kit. When I pulled the head the bores were clean and we could see no piston damage from the top. What really amazed me is how clean the engine was inside. Even the golden stains that usually develop on the exhaust side of the head where barely visible. We pulled the engine and found that the oil rings were completely collapsed but again everything in the sump was like new not even dirty. I just changed the rings used the same bearings and threw the engine together expecting it to die a terrible death within a month. The engine never used a drop of oil from that day on. 10 years later I sold the car without having to touch the engine mechanically again other than the odd oil change. By the time I sold the car she had nearly 2million kms on the clock. Sadly the body was beginning to fall apart when I sold her.

[@paulkazjack]

Nice story.

[@kevinX47]

I can't believe I just sat here and read all of it 😂 but Kool aid

[@android584]

I didn't even know cars could do that many kms. Must've been "country miles".

[@memberberry8455]

My datsun 120y blew its headgasket, couldnt get a spare. Got bored of filling it with water so i stopped and it never broke down despite overheating, six months later i drove it to the scrapyard.

[@tacomas9602]

That's amazing! Good read 📚

[@allothernamesbutthis]

project farm will have to test washing liquid against the oils!

[@shadowdraxx]

thats my kind of crossover haha

[@dilianvt]

Dude this must happen I want to know if dish soap actually works well with lubricating

[@iofs3338]

"We're going to test that."

[@TaintedMojo]

Fucking lol

[@andber]

#projectfarm

[@vintagespeedshop]

i know someone that used to clean the inside of cruddy old engines with paraffin. He would drain all the oil out and fill it to the top with 5-6 gallons then leave it for a week to soak (never starting it ). After a week he would drain out the paraffin (which was jet black) and refill it with cheap oil. He would then remove the plugs and turn it over to get all the paraffin out of the bores and refit plugs and fit a new oil filter. He would then start it and let it idle until it was up to temp, shut it down and do another oil and filter change. The oil that came out that had only been in it for 20min again would look like it had done 20k miles. He swore by it and said it would stop some smoking issues, (by cleaning out ring groves) oil leaks (paraffin softens and swells rubber seals) and noisy tappets (loosens varnish and deposits). He would then follow up with another oil and filter change at 500 miles

[@RetroCaptain]

That was the go to parts wash for bicycles when I was a boy. It makes perfect sense it's going to seep into the scum and clean it out of tiny valves and ring grooves. Should run okay with only a drain and refill with the correct oil or one grade heavier actually and go.

[@modarkthemauler]

To the american veiwers. Fairy is the same thing as Dawn. Same company, different name.

[@VRJSNGH]

Yeah, like Axe and lynx deodorant

[@theFLCLguy]

There's like 16 corporations in America that own nearly all brands. They are so large they can only grow by buying smaller companies to eat.

[@vavra222]

Called "Jar" in Czechia, good stuff, probably the best dishashing product available.

[@NzJohny]

The company should have gave the fairy brand name to the americans. Suits them more

[@Hitycooking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqGZqYuPocmtZ6-e4

[@madogery]

Let’s try this with dot brake fluid, that removes all deposit and gunk from the engine! 😉👍

[@Tootall206]

Including the seals. It reacts to rubber and plastics. But it will be clean!

[@antonoudenhoven7573]

@@Tootall206 you beat me to it. Just my first thoughts

[@garbagebison511]

I second this

[@2koolchris291]

Maybe we could use some rust remover in the cooling system to remove all the corrosion

[@wilson0kid0inc]

@@2koolchris291 that's actually a good idea to test lol

[@johannilsson7292]

I've cleaned engines with a mixture of 1 part fresh oil and one part diesel. One had a lifter stuck, and was all gooey and had black hard residue in the lifter gallery. After running the engine for about twenty minutes, I emptied it from the mixture (it came out really black) and poured in just fresh oil and had the engine running for another twenty minutes. Then emptied it again and then you couldn't see anything but fresh oil coming out. After that, I fitted a new oil filter and poured in fresh oil for the last time. Then the engine was quiet.

[@danielclifton6140]

Used to use a mix of ATF and Diesel years ago to clean the internals, seemed to work well with the hydraulic tappets and cleaning the oil rings

[@VikingDudee]

My old 91 C1500 Chevy 4.3 truck my grandfather owned, only did an oil change when it was new, we always use to give him a hard time about not changing his oil, Well he got older and in 2015 I bought the truck off him, and it was is rough shape but still a ton of life left on it, I never did the oil change at all and I sold that truck last year, it had 687,000 miles on it, original engine, Smoked on start up just to let you know it still has oil, I still see it from time to time. That truck just wont die and its been threw some stuff, I hauled in 6,000lbs in scrap engines and transmission with that thing lol. My 92 Silverado, I put in a 12,000 mile 94 tbi 350 v8 in it, I do the oil change 3 times a year on it, the engine should have around 100k miles on it at this point, body has 366k miles on it now.

[@florenbaron7111]

Not changing the oil is extremely foolish. You should at least change the filter often.

[@FinflazodeTurroai]

You must add WATER to that soap... otherwise you will not solve the burnt oil deposits.

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Well kinda if water gets in a well hydro-locked engine.

[@Engineer9736]

@@WilliamHollinger2019 The oil circuit of a car engine is not connected to the combustionchambers so that is nonsense of course. Maybe a drop of water could squeeze through a gap due to the old engine, but a drop of water is not enough to hydrolock it.

[@jannejohansson3383]

You are right and wrong.. there is that pipe/hose what makes to plausable generate underpressure to oil chamber, because main reason It collect unburned fumes what escaped from piston rings outside (cylinder wall) and then returned them intake manifold back to new try to burn ;)

[@jdmking4776]

That most likely wouldn't have changed anything

[@FinflazodeTurroai]

@@jdmking4776 You add soap to water to solve oil on it... soap by itself does not solve oil. But that's bonkers, anyway.

[@dongriffith3677]

It doesn't matte how bad of a day I had. When I watch one of your videos, I can not help but laugh. You always put a smile on my face. I thank you for that.

[@Tootall206]

Dishwashing fluid reacts with water. It's the water (without surfacetension) that does most of the cleaning.

[@getchasome6230]

Surfactant*

[@louf7178]

Huh?

[@markbalog1929]

wrong...

[@tickyul]

You have obviously never washed dirty, greasy dishes before, DOH!

[@nicsmith9956]

Yes. Soap does not work with out water

[@jakeben1197]

Vlad was different today, he was vary informative and explained everything perfect good job comrades 👍

[@jahcubeblbeczek6328]

...do you realize, that comrades is an English word?

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@jahcubeblbeczek6328 Man, this is done all wrong. In the manual it clearly states in easy to understand gibberish that an extension hose must be securely connected to the PCV on the rocker cover & the other end of the extension hose must be fully inserted into the trousers of the testing officer before starting the engine. This is a safety feature which ensures the testing officer gets the exact results specified for obvious reasons by the vehicle manufacturer. How could he miss such a simple instruction?

[@jahcubeblbeczek6328]

@@johnbrooks9523...and how is this relevant to the topic? Or do you have a verbal diarrhea?

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@jahcubeblbeczek6328 In your case, take the PCV hose & using whatever force may be necessary to break the crust, drive it into your ear, have a suitably qualified asistant turn key A in ignition barrell B & firmly place size 10 boot C on the pedal on the right D. Ensure pedal D remains firmly crushed into firewall E for sufficient time to achieve desired result. All will be well.

[@jahcubeblbeczek6328]

@@johnbrooks9523 so many words without ability to say something. Tell me, are you 'merican?

[@calumrife]

The knowing laugh of, "oh crap", from seeing the foam inside the filter housing is the best part of the whole video for me. A man who's seen some shit and made some mistakes - many for us to watch on purpose. Thank you for this demonstration. Garage 54 is awesome. 🤘

[@TechGorilla1987]

Soap, guys! Wash going on? Bubbled with joy when I saw the notification. DA!

[@superduty4556]

Just stopski.

[@JZ-vg6ke]

Shut up

[@TechGorilla1987]

@@JZ-vg6ke Bite me.

[@DaneH64]

Dear god...

[@descargaelbano]

"Garage 54 installs mans arm on backwards" @ 6:00

[@geebs76]

"It's hot in there and we're doing this properly..." 👍😂

[@jjohnston94]

I'm always amazed at how stout the cam bearing caps are on Ladas. And I'd never even heard of a Lada before I started watching Garage54.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

I thought everyone knowed that Lada existed...

[@timothybayliss6680]

AvtoVaz forever

[@u_n_c_l_e_m_i_s_o]

Lada makes cars that are so bad they stay alive just to spite humanity with their reliability lol. Literally the most reliable rattle box I've ever seen.

[@jessiebickel2214]

Lada is literally the chaotic neutral of cars. They're if a honey badger was a car. They're like that myth about how bees shouldn't be able to fly but fly anyway. Weird fuckin cars

[@bobelaviador]

I owed one and they are tanks and reliables

[@scarface51393]

i love these guys they do everything your not willing to do to your own car so you dont have to you guys are awesome

[@lukeyoung650]

@14:00 is when a teenage boy first discovers the hub

[@sw6188]

You speaking from personal experience? Ha ha!

[@lukeyoung650]

@@sw6188 you could say that haha

[@sw6188]

@@lukeyoung650 Hahahahahahaha

[@sc1338]

Hot

[@fredjones554]

Gold

[@dimitar4y]

THIS is why I subbed! Expensive experiments!!! This is what real science is like :D

[@HDJess]

There's nothing expensive about that experiment. That Lada is still like new :)

[@dimitar4y]

@@HDJess >20$ is expensive :)

[@spektrum33]

Does it blow bubbles out the exhaust, that would be fun 😉

[@Hitycooking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqGZqYuPocmtZ6-ht

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

It would have to get a dose of dish detergent in the fuel for that to theoretically happen if you put three or four gallons of dish washing liquid in the fuel tank

[@milandjuric3119]

Did you blow bubbles when you were a kid?

[@robertbeaty4909]

@@milandjuric3119 Yes, she liked it.

[@GodWeenSatan]

@Mike B never click on links lol

[@giselasilva5415]

Oh my god, you guys also got the Vilarriba and Vilabajo AD for Fairy?! Thought it was only an Iberian thing!! That's a big Child memory 😄

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

We had it also in Greece 😁

[@YOCOSMINMAX16]

We had it in Romania

[@stuarthardee5510]

Dump antifreeze in the crankcase and drive it around a few days and the inside will be as clean as a whistle with no engine damage if everything else was OK to begin with,this is from real world experience. In the 1970's Isuzu built a truck engine that had a habit of blowing the head gasket on the rear cylinder where the sealing area was very narrow. This would dump the antifreeze into the crankcase and cause the temperature light to come on. Not knowing what had happened owners would check the radiator find it empty and fill it back up this turned out the temp light for a short while they would then bring the truck to the dealer for repair. In the time these vehicles were driven in this condition the oil and water would have been blended into an emulsion so thick it would not drain out the oilpan plug. This had to be scooped out of the oil pan but the inside of the engine would be as clean as a brand new one from the steam cleaning that had taken place inside the engine.

[@Nbomber]

Heres a tip for you guys out there. Mix sugar in with the fairy. And it cleans your hands better. It adds abrasive qualities to it.

[@unknownsupertramp4897]

YOU ARE THE MAN - YOU KNOW HOW TO CLEAN UP. DON´T GO FOR EXPENSIVE PRODUCTCTS. YOR CAR WILL RUN ANOTHER HOUNDRED YEARS!

[@fryloc359]

I Would think diesel fuel would be a better detergent for dirty engines.

[@salogel88]

Or automatic transmission fluid.

[@alsoleak7196]

Gasoline also does a good job, bit expensive though. White Spirit (Mineral Spirit, same thing) is very cheap and as good.

[@ridezosmon2306]

diesel is more like a lubricant, regular gas might do a better job

[@MaNNeRz91]

Yep you can use a cup of diesel in the oil for about 100 to 200 miles before an oil change or you can buy a special 'pre-oil change' additive

[@MaNNeRz91]

Petrol engines you can use either

[@Nova-ne1il]

Try dextron 3 AT transmission fluid about 1/4 qt right before an oil change. It works!

[@NzJohny]

Yes you can. I use a pressure washer down the fill hole after draining the oil to get the internals clean.

[@Novusod]

You can put soap and water in your engine but the results won't be good.

[@yannickl5976]

They shoud have done this on this engine after draining the dishwashing liquid :)

[@GmKofHard]

You have to be joking right? If not then you should be banned from ever working on a vehicle even a vehicle beyond repair.

[@Dreamlink91]

Tje only washing thing you should use is disel to flush the engine.

[@GmKofHard]

@@Dreamlink91 that or do a proper rebuild and put it in a parts washer individually. But never put soap in it with water. That is just dumb and asking for engine failure.

[@K-Effect]

Automatic transmission fluid or ATF will clean everything out of the inside of that Engine

[@VanillaWahlberg]

ATF has less detergents than most synthetic oils. The truth is an engine flush works, however, fresh oil will do the same thing over time.

[@andynangiesmysteryboxes8588]

i’ve used fairy liquid to clean the water system after replacing faulty oil coolers a couple of times, seems to do the trick getting the sludge out

[@mor4y]

If its available in your country, a environmentally friendly dishwasher soap from a company called EcoVer works much better, doesn't foam up anything like as much and still breaks up all the oil/emulsion caught up in the circuit. Worth keeping a bottle handy

[@SethMethCS]

I want to see an engine cleaned with straight industrial degreaser, this should deliver the results that you were expecting with Fairy.

[@peerless67]

"Can you use dishwashing liquid to clean an engine internally ?" NO, but hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face with mild green fairy liquid.

[@JM-mn4ph]

Absinthe? 😋

[@551moley]

You've just given away your age! the good old days?

[@stevem7868-y4l]

I was told many many moons ago, to add a cup full of diesel into the engine oil, and leave idling for 30 mins, then drop the oil etc, diesel has detergents in it already

[@funkworthrollin4959]

I just read that.

[@TIMMEH19991]

Try doing the same with automatic transmission oil. You'd be surprised how clean it will make the engine.

[@daviedood2503]

Is it an actual good cleaner? Gasoline and brake fluid worked well when I had grease all over my arms and hands 😂

[@salvatorehayes2753]

@@daviedood2503 I Think It's The Best And Safest Cleaner To Use In An Engine. Both A Designed To Handle Hi Temperatures And Both Have Lubrication Properties. People Say Half Transmission Fluid And Half Engine Oil And Drive It About 500 Miles. I've Never Actually Tried It. I Use A Motor Flush Every Lol Change Which Is Basically A Quart Of Diesel Added To The Old Oil Before Oil Change. You Run It For 5 Mins At Operating Temp At Idle And Then Drain It. Diluting The Oil Is Bad But That's Why They Advise Idle Only Which Bearings See No Load. If The Engine Is Already Pretty Dirty Then It's Not Gonna Clean Very Well. But If You Do It From The Very Start I Think It Will Keep And Engine Very Clean. Everytime I Use The Diesel The Oil Comes Out Very Black.

[@calthorp]

Great Video, I once had a friend that had overheating in his hillman so he put half a bottle of dish liquid in the radiator & drove it around for an hour or so. It did not fix the overheating, but boy was it funny watching all the bubbles coming out whilst driving.

[@larrybl]

I did this to a lawn mower engine when I was young, thinking it would be clean when taken apart. I only created a suds machine.

[@MrProTwiX]

This has to be one of the best automotive channels on earth

[@InternetDude]

I am now going to internally clean my Corolla's engine. Thanks!!

[@beardedgaming1337]

I just did this with my coolant system after a head gasket blow out, it does seem to help pull the oil out of the coolant passages

[@jagzilla1398]

I remember working in a shop where the owner would use SuperClean inside the engine..

[@thedude7726]

George would approve of this. *super clean*

[@adamwhitesides]

This reminds me of what my grandfather told me his father used to do when changing oil in their car back in the 50's and 60's. They would empty the oil for an oil change, put in some kerosene, and turn it over for a bit just to clean out the bad oil that was left in it, then drain the kerosene and finish changing the oil. They were dirt-poor sharecroppers and did what they had to.

[@tylergarris9472]

I think pouring a whole can of sea foam in the crank case is the best cleaner I've saved so many cars that had a massive lifter tick took it completely away

[@thedude7726]

Marvel mystery oil

[@jmcpherson059]

Berrymans B12

[@jokerzwild00]

Yup, best thing to do with a gunked up engine is to buy some decent oil (not super cheap but still decent quality), run it for a very short time, like 200 km, then change it again and put in your usual oil. Depending on how bad it is you might want to do several back to back changes within short intervals. The detergents will break down deposits and then get flushed out. Eventually when the oil looks and smells healthy then start changing within the interval listed to spec with your car. Some people like to pour several quarts of very cheap oil directly through the engine to flush out dirty oil, until it starts running clear through the drain plug, but I think that's a waste of good oil. might as well at least get some use out of it, however little use that might be. If it's too caked up, like 75,000km worth of no oil changes, then it might be beyond saving but I have seen some funky engines restored back to health simply by giving back to back short interval changes.

[@straycat2253]

Let’s try Mr bubble in the radiator!

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

I add MMO and run my car a week before ever oil change and have been for 30 years and my car runs perfectly. The MMO thins it out and loosens anything and that comes out with the oil change. Using synthetic oil also helps a ton.

[@Reman1975]

I'm getting flashbacks to a time when I was having a week off work, and the other half got home early and found a cam cover and cambelt cover in the dishwasher. :) Don't know what she was moaning about. I ran it through 3 full cycles while empty afterwards to make sure it was clean again. :D

[@operator8014]

Probably upset about the wasted water. Women...

[@shsshs3895]

Thank you for the information provided in the video. The video had a lot of good information that I did not know. I will be replacing my oil more often. Thank you again.

[@dragospahontu]

In Russia dishwasher doesn't clean engine, engine cleans dishwasher

[@tinkmarshino]

Ah.. I see they are using a summer car (no windshield) good idea... Such a great bunch of fellas.. you would have fit in perfectly with us back in the 60's and 70's here in Oregon.. I love this program!

[@dahotrod1533]

I have heard rumours about automatic transmission fluid being good for cleaning engines

[@jonnycando]

Yes but mix it with at least 3 parts regular oil, and only use for about 25 miles, then change oil….

[@wrightfamily5625]

It can also clean injectors in a diesel

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Basically like seafoam (definitely don't leave it in there long)

[@PureCountryof91]

Yes. But it will start hurting things if you don't change the oil Soon. Sludge will break down but chunks could get into the system. Tensioners, and bearings can't go long with a blocked oil port

[@Draxindustries1]

Brake & clutch cleaner works well on both petrol and diesel engines. Drain the oil and filter. Refill with 5 litres of brake cleaner. Disable the ignition system and turn over on the stater motor. Leave overnight and drain it out. Refill with cheap oil, run until hot, drain again and refill with the correct oil & new filter. This will remove large amounts of sludge/ crap from the engine internals. Recommend changing the oil again after approx 1k miles. .

[@misterdeedeedee]

13:30 i imagine this is what willy wonka's car would do

[@pimpstick2]

Inb4 neutral drop kicks in the door with some fabuloso

[@yannickl5976]

I like how he says "oil". It looks like the french word "huile" (" oil ").

[@bobelaviador]

In Spanish. "aceite"

[@pirobot668beta]

Detergents are molecules with an end that loves water, the other end loves oil. Dish liquid, by itself, will combine with oil and grease, but that is about all that will happen. A sticky emulsion. The grease is mechanically torn apart when the water-loving end seeks added water. Down side is that steel needs some protection from air/moisture. Detergent can clean so well 'flash rust' is a real thing!

[@NickUSHOR]

We were doing everything by the book LOL

[@DOCTOR_KIA]

Y’all are just wholesome and I love it lol

[@amymoriyama6616]

A video showing a dozen different things people claim to use to clean the inside of engines and how well they work would be a great video I think.

[@avasolaris1]

Madness. Fun just the same. Dishwashing liquid? Talk about a fever dream.

[@coolvidz1763]

Dishwasher detergents molecules are long molecules with 1 side that is hydrophobic and the other end is soluable in water. Therefor you need water to activate the cleaning properties of the detergent. And you'd need to add A LOT of water as one liter of detergent is good for around 50-100 liters of cleaning liquid. It will foam like crazy so add around 10 ml of octanol to eliminate excessive foaming.

[@maulerrw]

That first Fairy bottle from the other video I'm not convinced is Fairy, as it looked far thicker than was was used in the test, also a darker yellow. Possibly oil stabilizer like Lucas, which looks very similar. Maybe all a trick?

[@computernerdinside]

I wonder how well this would work for degreasing the coolant system after fixing a blown head gasket.

[@brucehart4627]

Low foam dishwasher detergent

[@Malcarper]

Great funny video!........The Fairy liquid used in this video, looks like the basic version, for low level grease removal, eg kitchen plates. In the UK they sell a heavy duty 'Platinum' version, to removed grease from frying pans and oven trays. I use both in my kitchen and there is a big difference between the two products, though I have never tried them in my car!

[@clubsport9334]

I was expecting bubbles out the exhaust!

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

Over here in America we use a Quart of Kerosene to flush an engine block before changing the oil 🛢️ pour the Kerosene into the Oil Pan. Crank it to let it idle for 30 seconds and then drain the oil thumbs up number 600

[@adamrichardson2227]

Here is an idea, Garage54 merch that says "107%"

[@pl5882]

Totally

[@raving_1074]

I would buy that, if not only because of my username

[@120alaska]

Used to drain the oil and add 1 gallon of diesel. Run for a bit, drain, fill with oil. Clean!

[@gteaz]

Now wash dishes with oil.

[@chronobot2001]

I love these guys !!! They do the craziest stuff.

[@donwright3427]

Would have been cool if it blew bubbles from the exhaust pipe 😂

[@johnbrooks9523]

What, your not entertained by the bubbles of insanity flying from his mouth or the sound of the termites eating his brain? You should see his other show where he puts choc chip cookies in the cassette player & hits fast forward while he tries to entice a lobster out of his nose by rubbing cat food on his face. Then he uses a power drill with a wire wheel on it to clean his back teeth while he adjusts the tappets with a jackhammer. He hasn't been the same though, since he performed the self lobotomy with the arc welder.

[@donwright3427]

@@johnbrooks9523 awesome🤣

[@aaronphx420]

Kerosine works much better but you need to clean the oil pickup tube after running it with kerosine.

[@brycekelly8611]

The real engine cleaner is diesel fuel, flushed my Audi out with it

[@peterhawkins4612]

If you are going to rebuild an engine drain the oil fill the sump with diesel and idle for a few minutes make cleaning the internals a breeze.

[@DjMulen]

You guys are so great! Your videos are fantastic. It was nice to see the spanish tv spot on the begining of the video. Cheers!

[@SloopyDog]

I tried it but when I went out in the car I noticed people laughing. Large bubbles were coming out of the exhaust.

[@roscoe454]

i use dawn dish soap for grease remover...try it use a bit of water with it ...a heavy squirt to a galon water works good cut the gal to half gal. to clean parts..the water is needed to make the soap work.

[@neilbrown3359]

2 quarts of oil. 1 quart soap. 1 quart water

[@tudoracheliviu3930]

Now fill the radiator with oil for engine ;)

[@GTFORDMAN]

if you put a few scoops of washing powder into the radiator & remove the thermostat it will clean the cooling system! but it can also potentially remove any clogs that are plugging up any leaks lol

[@DuderMcGuy88]

Your videos are great. I was laughing at the foam till the end.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Just don't flush an engine with anything but oil. You won't be sure debris is actually expelled from the engine. It's likely to move from somewhere harmless to somewhere an oil obstruction will kill your engine.

[@ircimager]

when you "clean" a high mileage vehicle often that will loosen and move some stuff that is holding seals and gaskets closed

[@davidpetersen5570]

Wow! If I've learned anything from Garage 54 it's this: Ladas are indestructible.

[@Michaeltje89]

1:45 Add some old grinded coffee beans as well and you will have clean hands with a great smell.

[@anthony851]

Moving into the eighties I see, using a Lada Samara! Hi from NZ, Anthony

[@oxide32100]

ive used washing machine powder in a cooling system after head gasket failure, did a brill job.

[@the_kombinator]

Yep - my 4G63 on my Stellar used to do this - hear a lifter? Change the oil. This worked for 10 years, and the engine is still (AFAIK) around.

[@dogyouare]

I seen it done with laundry detergent. It's much more stronger than disk liquid. It blew up.

[@ronrose1656]

Years ago, my mom added a quart of oil to the COOLANT over flow jug. We found out about it 30 days after it happened, when the Radiator started to leak and it looked like chocolate milk. Drained the radiator and filled it with clean water. Dropped two Cascade Dish washing pods into the radiator, and drove it 10 miles. Drained that out, added fresh water, drove another 10 miles and drained. Replaced the radiator, added the correct amount of coolant and she drove it another 3 years until it was totaled out from under her, in front of at least 10 law officers burying one of there own! That's a different story though.

[@readmycomment4696]

if we read the composition of any modern engine oil, we won't have this curiosity. They include solutions (in very low volume) like detergent and other cleaning agents to keep engine clean. This is also the reason, in modern cars you don't need to use any type of engine clearer while doing oil change as long as you do oil change as per schedule.

[@brianpenland973]

Just remember, as long as people are doing these things, to their engines and cars, we mechanics will always have a job, fixing their screw ups.

[@EvenFive]

The whole purpose behind soap is to allow oil to emulsify in water. If there's no water the oil will just mix with the soap which has some water in it. You should redo the experiment with water and soap and circulate the solution without moving any of the mechanical parts via an electric pump.

[@locojambo]

I use a flush with every oil change and change the oil every 6 months (and do around 3000 miles a year). I had to replace the sump and on taking it off, my engine looked like it was made of gold. No lie. The inside of the engine was a shiny gold colour.

[@Guns_N_Gears]

When the Tappets make noise, the bottom end Bearings already have taken a pounding!! Try using the soap with a de-foamimg agent

[@thorloki5449]

You guys should seperate a Ladas steering wheel and pedals to see how easy/hard it is to drive. So it takes 1 person to steer and another person to operate the accelerator, clutch, and brakes.

[@dodgydruid]

In the eighties I used fairy liquid to clean all my carbs and engine parts, big washing up bowl filled with hot water and a goodly dose of fairy, bottle brush or scotchbrite pad and allowed to dry, blown through with some air to make sure jets etc clean or bearings nice and dry then back onto the car and its like a new part. SU and Stromberg CD carbs especially liked the washing up liquid cleaning. Same too with my Vespa and Lambretta engines, strip down, into the bowl with soapy fairy suds, scrub scrub, gleam clean, dry and back together and job's a good 'un :D

[@charlesakin1908]

I died laughing when he started shooting foam all over the engine bay.

[@altonrowell8137]

YOUR DOING THIS PROPERLY !!! POREING DISH WASHING LIQUID INTO A ENGINE.

[@svetko05]

Well, soaps only work when there is water. Otherwise they just sorta mix with the oil and do nothing. I'm thinking that if a very strong basic solution is used it would have better effect. But it won't be good for the aluminium.

[@usernamwdrama]

Another brilliant experiment.