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Sorry, just my Russian soul talking.
No, not all lease cars have oil pans filled with black Crisco. If it had regular oil changes, missing one isn't great, but not the end of the world.
Others have recommended a variety of measures for combating sludge. Read up on them. At a minimum, I would put the car on frequent oil changes - maybe every 3K or so - to help. There was also a note a while back in NINES about some chemical methods to address sludge.
I would ask the dealer how they look for sludge. If they look for sludge by dropping the oil pan, that's $$. Anders (Swedecar) has a method with a coathanger which you can do yourself.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Am I doomed?, Buckster, Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:52:20
- why not check sludge during head retorque?, 9to5, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:38:04
- Re: Auto R-X?, Kirk, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:12:19
- Re: Am I doomed?, brian, Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:26:54
- We all are. Car's probably OK, Ari
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