i'm having some of the symptoms of the oil sludge issue. anyone have experience on putting in a claim for the dealer to reimburse you? any info would be great. thanks.
-c
i'm having some of the symptoms of the oil sludge issue. anyone have experience on putting in a claim for the dealer to reimburse you? any info would be great. thanks.
-c
hm, I'm not sure anyone will cover anything on a '98 for you. Maybe with a newer car yes.
The 98's were included in the extended warranty program dealing with sludge, but I don't recall the elapsed years and mileage limits on the offer.
I use Mobil 1 synthetic on my 98 V6, and of course I have had absolutely no sign of sludge. I would even venture a guess that putting in synthetic oil might even help an existing sludge problem (but no guarantee).
Yeah, the Toyota Sludge warranty was only extended to 8 years. If you are out of that then it's SOL.
The problem still exists that in 2004 Toyota reduced the oil change interval down to 5000 miles from 7500 miles. So today, even a Lexus needs a change at 5000 miles or you risk sludging up the engine!!
Try using synthetics and use a shorter change interval ( i'm having some of the symptoms of the oil sludge issue. anyone have
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