My son purchased a 2000 Lexus ES 300 with 160k on the clock. The low oil pressure light flickered and he stopped driving the car. After a manual oil pressure test confirmed the worst, he dropped the oil pan and the sludge was hard and dry like pine bark chips on the oil pump pick up screen blocking the flow. After cleaning the pan and the oil pick up tube he has 17 psig at idle and 70 psig at 3k RPMs.
The engine is running smooth and we are hoping for the best. He has installed PYB 5w-30 SN/GF5 with a longer Purolator Classic oil filter with 8 oz of Seafoam in the crankcase.
Sludge Pics
The engine is running smooth and we are hoping for the best. He has installed PYB 5w-30 SN/GF5 with a longer Purolator Classic oil filter with 8 oz of Seafoam in the crankcase.
Sludge Pics
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