How to check for sludge ?

[Hayes Myers]

Since going with a modified ECU i was told to change oil at 5k which I am
doing (3000 miles/5000 km)...and its some lubromoly crap (ok ok..pretty
awesome stuff). I comply with the 5000 km interval i was advised
on....especially since i'll be heating the oil up that much more in my turbo
and have the potential for coking with this heat cycling etc.  Af for
checking for sludge, i think maintenance records are helpful... and then the
check under the filler cap would be useful.  From there....change the oil
more and mroe often to avoid issues.

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:46 AM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> pulling the pan is pretty major surgery.
>
> pulling the drain plug and scraping is more 'bend and cough' than 'pass the
> bonesaw'
>
> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>
> wrote:
>
> > yea, i was thinking pull the pan, but that's a bit of a big deal at this
> > stage.
> >
> > honestly, service records are your best indicator. They dont sludge if
> > maintained!
> >
> > Grant
> >
> >
> > On 11/1/2010 10:22 AM, thejimrose wrote:
> >
> >> ive been told you can pull the drain plug and scrape around w a bent
> >> coathanger in the oil pan for goo.
> >>
> >> if the oil cap / flashlight method yeilds questions you might try that.
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