Oil is very dirty- I bought the car used so I have no Idea what mainterence (if any) was done previously

Tiny
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Hi, is it true that to thoroughly clean out engine from dirty oil use, that I can run a quart of tranny fluid in it for about 1/2 hour before I change the oil?
Thursday, November 24th, 2011 AT 10:08 PM

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Tiny
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You can do that -I use tranny fluid a lot to cleanse it out-
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011 AT 10:40 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for response
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011 AT 10:49 PM
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I don't advise doing any kind of flush like that to a dirty engine if it has sludge in it. That is OK for an engine that is basically clean but has a stuck valve or something like that but if the engine is sludged, that sludge will loosen up and get caught in places where it can do a lot more damage than it is doing now. ATF has virtually no lubrication properties and you can do some serious engine damage experimenting with that stuff.
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011 AT 11:02 PM

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