What dissolves oil sludge?...preventive maintenance! - Saab 9-5 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
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Good preventive maintenance is still an effective solution to sludge and other expensive problems.
In 2007 I replaced my 2000 9-5 which I had purchased new and subsequently accumulated 280K miles on. Today the new owner has pushed this past 300K miles. At 250K miles I dropped the pan and removed the valve cover....no sludge.
I did three things...1) changed the oil and filter every 5K miles, 2) applied PCV upgrades they became available through #6 and 3) did all other preventive maintenance on a timely basis as Saab recommended.
Preventive maintenance still works. If you want to save money over the life of the car the benefits of preventive maintenance is especially true where fluids are concerned...brake, coolant, battery water and oil/filter (engine and trans.).
Herb Hirsch
South Brunswick, NJ
Posts in this Thread:
- What dissolves oil sludge?, Tim, Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:03:33
- What dissolves oil sludge?...preventive maintenance!, Herb Hirsch , Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:13:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Here's what I do, AaronG, Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:33:46
- Re: What dissolves oil sludge?, Ian_D, Sun, 1 Aug 2010 22:18:32
- Re: What dissolves oil sludge?, vikinbobby, Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:20:40
- Re: What dissolves oil sludge?, Dean, Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:06:03
- Only thing I remember people on this board, Phil, Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:00:33
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