Plenty of fault to go around on this. Yep, aggressive maintenance, with synthetics, will usually keep the Toyota sludge monster at bay. I guess the reason that Toyota modified the engine design was so it could better withstand owner neglect??? Of course, it certainly wasn't because there was anything wrong with the engine in the first place. . .quote:
Originally posted by jafo:
I agree that no one wants to take responsibility for their actions.There is something up with those motors though,we had a big meeting when I worked at lexus regarding possible issues with the es300,rx300 engines and sludge.They basically were very vague and we had to use certain wording when dealing with customers,but they were going to cover any sludge issues.It did seem like the only troubles were from lack of maintenance(oil changes).