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whats the point in after run oil ??

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nitroboi

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hi people iv been thinking why would u need after run oil put through your car i meen the nitro fuel obviously puts the oil and lubricant and other oils to keep the engine running good and powerful.so if u put ofter oil through your engine it gets blow en right out again and if this were to work you would have to put alot in because the nitro fuel lubricants has formed a we layer against the engine sleeve and every were alls .
so hows it meant to work
 
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The after run oil not only provides lubrication, but its main purpose is to prevent rust in the bore and to other machined parts. Nitro fuel is a fast evaporating fuel, that attracts moisture like a magnet. If you dont do a reasonable job of coating everything the condensation or water droplets will rust everything. Only minor but it can possibly score the bore and if left long enough can cause pitting, and in a small tolerance machined engine that can be devastating. WD 40 will do if you dont have afterrun oil but go easy with it. I have had it make one way bearings slip when I was overgenerous.
 
The afterrun is easy and takes 2 minutes, but as for cleaning the whole thing, you can stick that where the sun dont shine.
A quick blow down with compressed air is about all my bashers get....
 
Man i dont know.I got Savage and i hate all of maintanaince!!


your got to keep maintanice up on your car like cleaning it like after every race i go through and check the hole car in case something lose u no the basics but never really thort of put after oil through my engine. the only thing i put through my engine is fuel and rye change the plug. lol
 
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