Good point Tony, I agree
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tony Cellana
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:00 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Re: Oil Pressure Problem
3000 miles is a good number. It sounds like you are using non synthetic,
and doing short trip driving where the motor doesn't get a chance to get
fully up to temp. This often leads to sludge issues.
If this is the case, once a week or so, take it out where you can run it for
a 30 minute interval all at once. It is all the 5 minute trips around the
corner that will sludge you up.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Mingle <bsm11@cornell.edu>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>;
dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:20 AM
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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