Engine Sludge/Oil Gelling--Toyota's Customer Response - READ ONLY

877 messages, Last post on May 09, 2002 at 5:24 AM

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#872 of 877 Oil wearing out... by webguyster May 05, 2002 (8:58 am)
As we (at least me) have learned, we have "High Performance engines!" LOL! I now feel better knowing my maintenance schedule in my Solara should be comparable to a Ferrari! Makes me feel like I have a true sport coupe! 8^)
#873 of 877 by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 05, 2002 (10:01 am)
jj35 -- I think Toyota already did respond to the oil breakdown theory. Also as far as I can see, they did respond to any Toyota owner's legitimate complaint, at least to any who showed up here and wanted to get to some resolution of their problem. I'm sure there will be other discussion about Toyotas in other boards and forums in case more owners show up in the future. Also, this forum will be permanently archived and we can refer people to it. The archive will have both the permanent "hot line numbers" and e-mail addresses posted in #742 for those more comfortable with that.
#874 of 877 Question by jj35 May 06, 2002 (3:29 pm)
Since this site is not closed out yet, thought I would try one more question. Can anyone explain what was changed in the design of the 1997 V-6 and 4 cyl. engines as described here on Edmunds? http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/generations/articles/46002/article.html
#875 of 877 Change In 1997 V6 And 4 Cyl. Engines by pilot13 May 07, 2002 (3:59 am)
As stated in the article, there were minor (in the range of 3-4%) horsepower increases in both engines. I believe the subject of "design changes" in these engines has been discussed many, many times already. There were no fundamental "design changes" in that year. The relatively small horsepower increases mentioned in the article could easily be accomplished in other ways. As I said, this is not a new question. It has already been addressed in previous discussions. If the question is being asked in an attempt to connect to the sludge issue, it's already been shown there's no connection whatsoever.
#877 of 877 all quiet on the Western Front by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 09, 2002 (5:24 am)
Okay, this forum seems to have gone quiet, so I'm going to put it on "Read only" for a few days and then ARCHIVE it permanently, where it will be accessible to anyone who logs on to this board. Thank you all for your participation. MrShiftright Host