sludge

[alloytec sludge]

My sister has a vz wagon 140000 k started making a noise drivers side top end she took it to a mechanic he said burnt oil put some crap in it to fix it few hundred $ later. anyway didn't work i thought it might be the chains so i pulled the rocker cover off and guess what, burnt oil alright no amount of flush could fix that you need a scaper.pulled the engine out stipped it down sump full of crap. main bearings 3 and 4 stuffed, getting crank linished new bearings, hot bathed block and heads, new gasket set, machined heads, reground valves,new head bolts, lifters,hope i fix it spent about 2 grand so far

 

[commodore665]

Moral to this story is to always have your car serviced regularly
It's not just alloytecs that suffer problems from neglectful servicing .

 

[gossie]

A regular oil change using the correct oil is such a simple thing, either doing it yourself (Easy) or having a friend or mechanic do it for you REGULARLY.

 

[commodore665]

Sad thing is that so many people don't do this , it's hardly rocket science checking things over under the bonnet and takes a minute out of your day .

 

[alloytec sludge]

i have never seen anything like it and ive been around

 

[XioiX1983]

pretty common around these parts......that's why I bought the 5.7 (although with scheduled services that rarely happens)

 

[routier1642]

I was advised when I bought an Alloytec to change the oil and oil filter every 5,000 km, as that's what the previous 2 owners had done.
I've done so, and it's turned out to be good advice. Clean as a whistle, runs beautifully.

 

[alloytec sludge]

i agree good oil changed often would do a lot of good . machinist says he gets heaps of them in sludged up

 

[commodore665]

I was advised when I bought an Alloytec to change the oil and oil filter every 5,000 km, as that's what the previous 2 owners had done.
I've done so, and it's turned out to be good advice. Clean as a whistle, runs beautifully.

When I brought mine , I think it had missed a service , so did a few quick oil changes with a flush each and every time, engine is now clean inside, and I now do them probably more than nessacary, but it's my car and I want it to run well and reliably .

 

[Grennan]

The Alloytec service schedule is to far apart. Recommended 15,000k changes is stupid.

If I owned one, it would be easily every 7,500. These engines sludge up in no time and then people think oh 15,000kms, whats another month?

Whats another month?