1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Most un-marine thing you ever said

 

Morning. TGIF. Here's looking forward to a day off this weekend.

 

What about 05/06 Camry airbag. They have black.

 

You're always late to the party; quit quoting old posts

You would've known the sarcasm

 

Alright guys what do you do with a motor that has a metric fuck ton of sludge?

 

Turn it into target practice.

 

I just realized that I've owned the Tacoma for year. Time flies when you are having fun.

 

DO NOT PUT ANY KIND OF ENGINE FLUSH OR SOLVENT IN THE CRANK CASE

SEAFOAM, DIESEL FUEL, ATF, whatever. That sludge is gonna clog the pickup and you're gonna have a lack of oil related failure

 

Yeah, if it's that bad, best bet is to drop the pan and clean it out that way. Then do the flush and maybe repeat the pan drop if it's still bad after that so you can inspect and clean the pick-up.

 

Also pull the valve cover(s) and remove all the sludge you can from up there mechanically

 

Ask me how I know

 

Just rebuild it

 

We have the technology...

 

Common issue on those Camrys when oil changes weren't done on time. Good reason to use synthetics, lot less risk for sludging, though staying on top of the oil changes should also help avoid sludging
Take off valve cover and oil pan and manually remove what you can of the sludge? Then cheap synthetic oil and maybe a half quart of ATF in the oil for the detergents to try and break down the sludge? Maybe? I dunno man
Maybe there is an additive already for breaking down sludge?

 

Well scratch my ATF suggestion/idea... Lol

 

What engine is this? I remember the Lexus RX v6 models having sludge issues too.

 

Probably the 2.2 or 2.4

 

oh god I can smell it