2015 Chevy Traverse: severe sludge
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someone prob didnt change tht oil filter. they are a pain in the butt to get off without burning myself
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Originally Posted By: gabriel9766
someone prob didnt change tht oil filter. they are a pain in the butt to get off without burning myself
Yes, especially after being on highway for while
someone prob didnt change tht oil filter. they are a pain in the butt to get off without burning myself
Yes, especially after being on highway for while
Originally Posted By: Corelokt
I would fill and drain the cengine with kerosene. Then fill it with cheap oil and a cheap filter, run it a 50 miles and change it again.
Why?
The oil and filter are obviously doing their job under unusual and EXTREME circumstances.
The car has new oil and filter in/on it now, so let's see how the next round looks.
I would fill and drain the cengine with kerosene. Then fill it with cheap oil and a cheap filter, run it a 50 miles and change it again.
Why?
The oil and filter are obviously doing their job under unusual and EXTREME circumstances.
The car has new oil and filter in/on it now, so let's see how the next round looks.
A KERO fill, set over night and drain is cheap. Does a good job of cleaning, and hurts nothing. If you can pressurize the oil system even better. Then do the same when you put the oil in it. I am used to working on low tech, old school stuff so that's a factor.
Originally Posted By: Corelokt
A KERO fill, set over night and drain is cheap. Does a good job of cleaning, and hurts nothing. If you can pressurize the oil system even better. Then do the same when you put the oil in it. I am used to working on low tech, old school stuff so that's a factor.
You've suggested that twice now in this thread, yet no one knows at this point if the engine is sludged, only the filter.
A KERO fill, set over night and drain is cheap. Does a good job of cleaning, and hurts nothing. If you can pressurize the oil system even better. Then do the same when you put the oil in it. I am used to working on low tech, old school stuff so that's a factor.
You've suggested that twice now in this thread, yet no one knows at this point if the engine is sludged, only the filter.
I responded to a question about my post, not suggested it twice. I'll be reading with interest as this is interesting.
Obviously water getting in. Probably coolant. If you think that's bad there is probably heavy sludge in the oil pan. It will starve the oil pump at some point.
I cracked a cylinder head on a Dodge Ram 318. I just kept driving it. It went a while but an engine without oil flow will die. I put a used engine in the truck and reused the oil pan. It was jello inside. Oil pump wasn't pumping oil.
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
I cracked a cylinder head on a Dodge Ram 318. I just kept driving it. It went a while but an engine without oil flow will die. I put a used engine in the truck and reused the oil pan. It was jello inside. Oil pump wasn't pumping oil.
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
Originally Posted By: FastLane
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
Pretty sure he said they've already done several oil changes since. Hence:
Originally Posted By: car51
We did a few 400-500 miles changes with some Magnatec 5w30 synthetic he supplied. Seemed to soften and liquify the sludge after half hour of driving. Keeping our fingers crossed
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
Pretty sure he said they've already done several oil changes since. Hence:
Originally Posted By: car51
We did a few 400-500 miles changes with some Magnatec 5w30 synthetic he supplied. Seemed to soften and liquify the sludge after half hour of driving. Keeping our fingers crossed
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Originally Posted By: Linctex
Originally Posted By: FastLane
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
Pretty sure he said they've already done several oil changes since. Hence:
Originally Posted By: car51
We did a few 400-500 miles changes with some Magnatec 5w30 synthetic he supplied. Seemed to soften and liquify the sludge after half hour of driving. Keeping our fingers crossed
Yep, and the oil pan is not getting pulled. Friend just took a road trip to Kentucky to visit his sister and aunt and uncle and said it drove fine. No coolant use and clean thru fill cap
Originally Posted By: FastLane
I would recommend pulling your oil pan to see what's in there.
Pretty sure he said they've already done several oil changes since. Hence:
Originally Posted By: car51
We did a few 400-500 miles changes with some Magnatec 5w30 synthetic he supplied. Seemed to soften and liquify the sludge after half hour of driving. Keeping our fingers crossed
Yep, and the oil pan is not getting pulled. Friend just took a road trip to Kentucky to visit his sister and aunt and uncle and said it drove fine. No coolant use and clean thru fill cap
It looks like someone got "charged" for an oil/filter change(s) and nothing was changed - maybe just wiped clean and oil topped up.
When I was a teen (1960) I worked for a garage that specialized in "bumper-to-bumper grease jobs" .....
That's a little grease on each bumper and a dab on the steering wheel so they knew we serviced it.
When I was a teen (1960) I worked for a garage that specialized in "bumper-to-bumper grease jobs" .....
That's a little grease on each bumper and a dab on the steering wheel so they knew we serviced it.
Thanks for the cut and post as well as the updates, Car51. Looks like the owner is now good to go. Can't wait to see his next filter cut open
Originally Posted By: barkingspider
Thanks for the cut and post as well as the updates, Car51. Looks like the owner is now good to go. Can't wait to see his next filter cut open
Yeah, when he gets back we will hack the filter open
Originally Posted By: Dallas69
More is going on here than condensation.
That's a silly assumption also
Thanks for the cut and post as well as the updates, Car51. Looks like the owner is now good to go. Can't wait to see his next filter cut open
Yeah, when he gets back we will hack the filter open
Originally Posted By: Dallas69
More is going on here than condensation.
That's a silly assumption also
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