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this is something that you have to decide based on how much risk you are willing to accept and how much money you are willing to spend.
some options:
1 - drop the pan and inspect. check the screen especially.
2 - drain the oil and use a borescope to inspect the pan and screen.
3 - drain the oil and use a coat hanger to feel around and see if any hunks of sludge are found.
4 - pull the valve cover and inspect
5 - check the service records and look for on time oil changes.
Here is what I chose to do:
- got service records, oil changes were on time, and with semi-syn oil.
- pulled the valve cover and inspected.
sludge check
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Posts in this Thread:
- Possible Aero Purchase... SLUDGE?, Dino, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 11:25:46
- Re: Possible Aero Purchase... SLUDGE?, Dino, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:41:08
- Look around the throttle body, PhilD, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:58:06
- Who's your indy?.., Mike Lynch
, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:19:17 - options, bobc
, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 11:45:35 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: Possible Aero Purchase... SLUDGE?, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 6 Jun 2007 11:37:37
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