Posted by dhermesc on March 01, 2016 at 06:13:17 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Engine Sludge posted by showcrop on February 29, 2016 at 16:45:11:
Usually sludge is caused by oil and water. The water comes from condensation or seeping head or intake manifolds. If you take lots of short trips water warms enough to condense but not burn off as steam. Eventually you have enough water in the oil to make sludge. My 82 year old mother drives her car about a mile at a time - basically from one end of her small town to the other. I have Mobile 1 synthetic in it and change the oil once a year - usually with about 800 to 1000 miles on it. Synthetics resist sludge forming a lot better than traditional oil.
Newer Dodge engines have a HUGE issue with sludge, given the requirements of their coolant (HOAT) it would appear their insistence on using the cheapest head gaskets known to mankind might be part of the issue. Their 2.7, 3.7 4.7 and 5.7 engines are all well known for the issue and when you look at rebuilt replacement units (and if you drive very many Dodges you will) many advertise how they fixed Dodge's mistakes - except on the 2.7 - that one is just flat designed wrong and nothing will fix it.
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