The wifes 96 Camry 3.0 MZ-FE with 120K miles is sludged for sure. I'm a noob but have been learning, slowly, very slowly I'm affraid. On the eleventh of this month I started an A-RX cleaning phase because of what I've learned here and what I saw here:
http://www.pbase.com/358norma/image/45217204
I hope that the image shows or that you can link to it.
I'm monitoring the fuel economy and have taken compression readings on the front bank of the cylinders that I can get to. 1 = 200, 3 = 200 & 5 = 203if I have the cyliders numbered correctly. Not bad, but I have no clue what these numbers should be.
The question I have is regarding the filler port. It seems to me that this area might show exagerated levels of crud because it sees little to no flow of the oil and hence the A-RX. Should I not be concerned about the appearance in this area and trust that the A-RX is working where I need it to?
Any input is much appreciated.
John
[ June 25, 2005, 08:20 AM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
http://www.pbase.com/358norma/image/45217204
I hope that the image shows or that you can link to it.
I'm monitoring the fuel economy and have taken compression readings on the front bank of the cylinders that I can get to. 1 = 200, 3 = 200 & 5 = 203if I have the cyliders numbered correctly. Not bad, but I have no clue what these numbers should be.
The question I have is regarding the filler port. It seems to me that this area might show exagerated levels of crud because it sees little to no flow of the oil and hence the A-RX. Should I not be concerned about the appearance in this area and trust that the A-RX is working where I need it to?
Any input is much appreciated.
John
[ June 25, 2005, 08:20 AM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]