I drive 50 MPH in high winds driving against the wind. What are the chances of my car lifting up?
The best thing for you to do my friend is just to start using STP oil treatment . Put in one bottle at every oil change. The detergents in STP will clean your engine out over time providing you change oil every 3000 miles and that you use a good quality motor oil. It will remove the sludge and varnish while adding a layer of protection to your engine's moving parts. I use it in all my personal vehicles and it is very good stuff. STP oil treatment has been on the market longer than I have been alive. Let that be proof for itself. I have had many machine shop operators that has done work for me in the past tell me that he can tell when someone uses STP on a regular basis. It literally bakes into the metal on the engine. PLEASE DO NOT USE ENGINE FLUSHES. It thins out the motor oil viscosity to a very dangerous level and can cause the rings to scratch the cylinder walls because the flush has taken away the lubricating properties of motor oil. If this happens, then your engine has to be overhauled. I have had many engines come through my shop where the owner says that they used such a product and has ended up costing big time $$$$. . I don't know why the stuff is even allowed to be sold. PLEASE DO NOT USE ENGINE FLUSHES!!!
A - Brake Fluid is for brakes, not engines B - Unless you have an actual sludge problem, you do not need to use a flush. As a matter of fact, at a certain level, sludge could be disturbed and clog passages in the engine. Use a quality oil, it will fight the formation of sludge, especially a synthetic of semi-synthetic oil. C - If you confirm you have a sludge problem, there are engine flushes available. You drive to a quick-change place, put the flush in, and let it circulate, then get a hot oil change to drain it all out. But only if you confirm you have a sludge problem. If you want to use an additive to gently clean out sludge before it becomes a proble, use Rislone concentrate, not STP. Even the STP people don't claim to help with sludge in any way. It is good for restoring compression in worn engines. Pick up a bottle of STP Oil Treatment and shake it. Note it doesn't shake. That is thick goo you would be adding to the crankcase, goo that makes a thicker cushion between moving engine parts. Pick up a bottle of Rislone concentrate, and note it shakes about quite easily. Read the labels on both bottles before you take my word for it.
Not likly it would take 180 mph winds to lift up
A Jeep Cherokee weighs nearly 3400 lbs. Its gonna take a lot of wind to lift that up, like a tornado or Category 5 hurricane.
