Thanks for the info, but oil changes were done by me every 3,000 miles. As
for what the previous owner did, who knows. When I bought the truck it had
50K on it. Because of this, I made sure to keep the oil nice and clean. I
am now thinking of trading the truck for a Hemi Ram. I have had quite a few
problems with the truck since I bought it, so I think it's time for a new
truck. It will be nice to own a vehicle that wasn't someone else's headache
first. ;-)
Brian
At 08:25 AM 1/14/2004, you wrote:
>Primarily because oil changes were not done very often. Dino oil will turn
>into sludge badly and settle in your valve train and oil pan. Once it
>builds up enough, it will start to clog the screen on the oil pump pickup
>and cause oil starvation. It might be a good idea to drop that oil pan and
>give it and the screen a thorough cleaning.
>Rascal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Brian Mingle
>Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:17 AM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net;
>dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Oil Pressure Problem
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>Yesterday on my way to work, I lost all oil pressure. It was running
>between 40 and the pegged mark on the gauge. I took the truck back to the
>dealership where I purchased it, it was on my way to work, and they said I
>had sludge on the bottom of the oil pan, and it was clogging the oil sender
>in the bottom of the pan. Sounds like a reasonable thing to me. My question
>is; what causes this? and how can I prevent it from happening in the
>future? Should I change the oil sooner than every 3,000 miles, like I am
>doing now? Is there another explanation as to why I had such a build up?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Brian S. Mingle
>1998 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
>5.2 Magnum V8
>Emerald Green Pearl
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