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| mtc911 |
 May 15 2021, 01:19 PM
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I’ve changed a lot of oil over the years but never seen this sticky oily smelling “sludge” I guess? Oil is not that old. Should I be worried? What causes it? The car doesn’t run hot. Good news is nothing metallic.
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| Mikey914 |
May 16 2021, 10:38 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,679 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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I think that whatever it is it’s plastic.
If you look really close it has an amber color. Try taking a baby food jar pitting the samples in, adding in some acetone, closing and shaking for about 20 sec. I have a feeling you will see it’s true nature. My guess is some type of nylon. Looks like your strainer did it’s job. If it is plastic, change your oil twice. First time drive it get it nice and hot, drain it as warm as you can (carefully), let it cool and check the strainer. You may have gotten it all, but just in case you didn’t last thing you need is for it to become lodged somewhere where it impedes oil flow. |
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mtc911 Sludge in Oil Strainer May 15 2021, 01:19 PM
914Sixer Never seen anything like that. Looks like tar bal... May 15 2021, 02:14 PM PlaysWithCars Never seen anything like that either. Do you know... May 15 2021, 03:18 PM wonkipop i've seen this in a newish toyota and a subaru... May 15 2021, 09:36 PM Superhawk996 Sludging is a real problem on short drive cycles w... May 16 2021, 08:43 AM
mtc911 I can definitely easily "dissolve" it ju... May 20 2021, 12:22 PM wonkipop if it dissolves like that its unlikely to be seala... May 21 2021, 06:04 PM Jake Raby At some point you've experienced an oil change... May 22 2021, 08:18 AM mtc911 So, I changed the oil again last weekend after run... Jun 7 2021, 02:01 PM |
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