I have the same problem on my 4.7 also. Going into dealer tommorow. He said
they never heard of this. At least I have some info for the dealer now. I
had a old high mileage truck with a bad sludge problem, caused by poor
maintenance from the previous owner. I DON'T want another sludge truck...
Josh
'00 DAK CC 4.7 4X4 SLT+
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:36:00 -0600
> From: "mrdancer" <mrdancer@camalott.com>
> Subject: Re: Water In Oil (Was: DML: 4.7 Owners Please Check this)
>
> Hey, before y'all get too excited, I just want to let you know that I
found
> this same thing on my '92 Dak 5.2L. Granted, it doesn't have a high-rise
> oil filler tube (which may exacerbate the problem to significant levels),
> but the underside of the oil filler cap was covered with an olive-colored
> gooey gunk. A mechanic friend of mine told me that was normal (from
> condensation and oil vapors mixing). I'm not saying you don't have a
> problem (you very well may), I'm just trying to give you a little extra
> info. Maybe some other 5.2L guys can confirm this...
> - --
> '92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
> '84 GoldWing Interstate
>
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