I am talking about the method of leaving a car in a low gear, running the engine up near redline, and then letting off, letting it engine brake and slow down. This seems to have relatively good success of freeing stuck piston rings that allow for oil burning. I have done this on several engines wi…

How does the "Italian tuneup" work exactly?

Caddyman August 15, 2014, 1:28am 2

What the heck, you might as well load it up with Sea-Foam while you are at it…

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