Oil Gelation (Sludge) How Do You Get Rid of It?

Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the oil
and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the oil looked
dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and there was
still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of it?

Richard.

Richard wrote:

> Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the oil
> and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the oil looked
> dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and there was
> still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of it?
>
> Richard.
>
>

Advertise it in the used car section of your local newspaper. :-)

Then buy a real car.

Matt

Richard wrote:

> Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the oil
> and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the oil looked
> dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and there was
> still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of it?
>
> Richard.
>
>

Advertise it in the used car section of your local newspaper. :-)

Then buy a real car.

Matt

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Richard wrote:

> Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the
> oil and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the
> oil looked dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and
> there was still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of
> it?

Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Richard wrote:

> Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the
> oil and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the
> oil looked dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and
> there was still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of
> it?

Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

Daniel J. Stern wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Richard wrote:
>
>
>>Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the
>>oil and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the
>>oil looked dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and
>>there was still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of
>>it?
>
>
> Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

yeah, what he said.

but anyway, might want to ask over at bobistheoilguy.com. A lot of
people over there swear by a product called auto-rx, but I've never
tried it. Personally, I'd keep doing what you're doing. Maybe instead
of the Mobil 1 use a cheaper, Diesel-rated dino oil like Rotella at a
shorter OCI to maximize the flushing action.

nate

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Daniel J. Stern wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Richard wrote:
>
>
>>Just picked up a 98 RAV4 4WD 4door and the first thing I did was get the
>>oil and filter changed (Mobil 1 5W-30). After a few hundred miles the
>>oil looked dark (a good sign), but I ran my finger into the oil fill and
>>there was still some oil Gel. How does Toyota recommend one get rid of
>>it?
>
>
> Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

yeah, what he said.

but anyway, might want to ask over at bobistheoilguy.com. A lot of
people over there swear by a product called auto-rx, but I've never
tried it. Personally, I'd keep doing what you're doing. Maybe instead
of the Mobil 1 use a cheaper, Diesel-rated dino oil like Rotella at a
shorter OCI to maximize the flushing action.

nate

--
replace "fly" with "com" to reply.
http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel

Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

I was asking this here because people here are so much smarter.

(Actually, there was a thread here on this topic here and I posted the
question without remembering this was a Chrysler group).

Richard.

Er...why are you asking us in the Chrysler group?

I was asking this here because people here are so much smarter.

(Actually, there was a thread here on this topic here and I posted the
question without remembering this was a Chrysler group).

Richard.