So, what does sludge look like?
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Yes sir, that is sludge, sir.
......oil changes are a conspiracy by the oil companies. You don't need to change your oil every year, no sir. They are not going to fool me. Besides, I'll just trade it in in three years before the first oil change comes due.
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wow.... wow....... castrol huh? must be the original fill and that motor has 40k miles on it.. wow... such a shame for such an expensive motor.
Originally Posted By: mikeg5
wow.... wow....... castrol huh? must be the original fill and that motor has 40k miles on it.. wow... such a shame for such an expensive motor.
Dunno, I thought BMW had free oil changes during the warranty. Probably has a lot more than 40K would be my guess. They said they had to scoop it out before the could take it apart.
wow.... wow....... castrol huh? must be the original fill and that motor has 40k miles on it.. wow... such a shame for such an expensive motor.
Dunno, I thought BMW had free oil changes during the warranty. Probably has a lot more than 40K would be my guess. They said they had to scoop it out before the could take it apart.
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I thought they were about 12k miles.
The interval is based on the amount of fuel consumed. So, depending on what mpg you get, it can be as much as 18-20k miles before the service light goes off on the dashboard.
I thought they were about 12k miles.
The interval is based on the amount of fuel consumed. So, depending on what mpg you get, it can be as much as 18-20k miles before the service light goes off on the dashboard.
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Mmmmmmmmmm....looks like chocolate!
What's the problem? The timing chains and cam lobes look fine and the rest is just leftover cosmoline from when it was originally shipped...!
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Originally Posted By: XPR
I thought they were about 12k miles.
The interval is based on the amount of fuel consumed. So, depending on what mpg you get, it can be as much as 18-20k miles before the service light goes off on the dashboard.
The engine here must have gone a lot more than 20k miles without changing oil, or maybe they used API SA engine oil...
Originally Posted By: XPR
I thought they were about 12k miles.
The interval is based on the amount of fuel consumed. So, depending on what mpg you get, it can be as much as 18-20k miles before the service light goes off on the dashboard.
The engine here must have gone a lot more than 20k miles without changing oil, or maybe they used API SA engine oil...
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Here's a filter from a 94 Roadmaster Wagon, a fellow member on impalassforum.com has. I can't find the picture of the intake with all the sludge, but here's what was in his filter after he did a 1000 oil change after he bought it. Car was from FL, had 104,000 miles on it.
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Man, I should have taken shots of my 1983 Nissan with a 50k OCI. If only Bitog existed back then. Truck still went 176k before it blew a head gasket and would probably still run if I had had the patience to fix it.
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