Hello,
I recently purchased a 2004 Toyota Corolla with only 85,000 miles on it. I bought it for a good price sight unseen and it runs great. I replaced the spark plugs, water pump, thermostat, coolant, brake pads, rotors, etc. My goal for this car is to have a reliable gas saver as my only car.
Here is the problem, when I went to change the oil and took off the fill cap, I noticed some sludge. When changing the oil, it came out very dark, pretty much black. I have no idea what kind of oil it was but I'm assuming cheap stuff. So I put in Penzoil High Mileage 5W-30.
So what I've decided is to pull the valve cover and oil pan, clean it as best as I can by hand and do an oil change after about 100 miles, then maybe 500 miles, etc?
The question is, with all of the above considered, what would be the best way to go about removing the sludge? I'm driving to move cross country at the end of the year and then will be using the car to get to and from work.
Thank you!
I recently purchased a 2004 Toyota Corolla with only 85,000 miles on it. I bought it for a good price sight unseen and it runs great. I replaced the spark plugs, water pump, thermostat, coolant, brake pads, rotors, etc. My goal for this car is to have a reliable gas saver as my only car.
Here is the problem, when I went to change the oil and took off the fill cap, I noticed some sludge. When changing the oil, it came out very dark, pretty much black. I have no idea what kind of oil it was but I'm assuming cheap stuff. So I put in Penzoil High Mileage 5W-30.
So what I've decided is to pull the valve cover and oil pan, clean it as best as I can by hand and do an oil change after about 100 miles, then maybe 500 miles, etc?
The question is, with all of the above considered, what would be the best way to go about removing the sludge? I'm driving to move cross country at the end of the year and then will be using the car to get to and from work.
Thank you!