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Thanks Tom for the post on how to remove the sludge! My dad is a former airplane mechanic and diesel mechanic (long time ago)and he was concerned about how to remove the sludge. He has seen diesels that switched to detergent oil all of a sudden have all kinds of leaks and start burning oil because the sludge was 'blocking' all of the leaks. So your plan for removing the sludge is a great idea! A little spendy but well worth the expense. I do not believe, it has been a long time since we have done the filter change ourselves, that the filter change is that difficult so it would be a good move.
Thanks to everyone for your input! I am learning a lot.
So I have another question...so if we switch to synthetic would that (probably) resolve our issue with the oil temp rising when climbing 'hills'. I am not a mechanic but grew up with them so I do get some of the terminology but I am definitely a layman.
Thanks again!
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