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Re: Sludge problem at 100k?
Posted by xhawksaab (more from xhawksaab) on Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:59:52
In Reply to: Re: Sludge problem at 100k?, Rich, Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:19:13
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AFAIK, pulling the valve cover doesn't tell you much. If you see sludge up there, then you know that you have a problem. However if you don't see sludge up there, it doesn't mean that you don't have a problem, only that the sludge has not reached that high. If you are buying it from the original owner, get as complete service records as he can give you. If he had it serviced at a dealer, ask him to have them print a service report (IRIS?). The only sure fire way to check for sludge is to have the sump dropped. But I think that if the owner has has no problems up to 100k and he has diligently changed the oil no more than every 5k with a good synthetic, then you are PROBABLY fine.
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