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I suppose a lack of lubrication would slow things down a bit, but you'd probably be getting some nasty sounds from the engine if it is indeed sludged to that point. There's really no good way to check for sludge without dropping the pan. My friend and I did his 2000 Gary Fisher over the summer and under the valve cover looked... okayyy. I had seen worse but wasn't expecting to find his pickup screen 90% clogged based on what we saw under the valve cover. You can check out my album from the job below.
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Posts in this Thread:
- How can you check for engine oil sludge??, Tim_Johnson, Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:39:58
- 27-29 mpg combined?, john b, Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:11:23
- Re: How can you check for engine oil sludge??, Richard Scott, Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:49:16
- Re: How can you check for engine oil sludge??, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:39:41
- I feel like sludge wouldn't really kill gas mileage..., B Millar , Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:42:21 <-- Viewing This Message
- Not sure sludge would affect fuel mileage, Noel, Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:55:28
- you can take the valve cover off, Phil, Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:20:29
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