Scrub Hunter

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It's not like the lotto, there is only 50 people regged, not bad odds. That's if he only gives one bottle away, but a little birdy told me he's considering more. Two seconds to reg and ask a question, big deal.

Looks like Frank over at Autorx is having a free giveaway. Get rid of that sludge for free- http://auto-rx.activeboard.com/index.spark...opicID=12072502

Only anal people should buy Toyota's or Lexus. People who aren't super vigilant in maintenance, will end up with major sludge. At a minimum I would run an anti sludge product religiously if I had a Toyo/lex. The funny thing is that the general public still thinks of Toyota and Lexus as being a very reliable car, but in the last decade they are one of the worse. They are very sturdy with well built suspensions, but that's as far as any love I have for the brand anymore. Can you say Sludge Beasts.

If the Republican controlled US goverment says there is a sludge problem with certain Lexus's, I'm going off that personally. I have read more complaints about Lexus and sludge than I care too. They had a design flaw, it's fixed, but that doesn't make it better for the 100,000's of people who are effected by this settlement. If you get the letter or your Lexus falls under the years effected, get it checked.

Sorry Scrappy the TSB information was over used and the company shut down the free link, at this time I can only get Maintenance instructions. Ask Lexus directly they should be able to tell you if there's a TSB.

Seafoam looks good too, but this is a heck of a review about Autorx in my opinion.

I know people who put 90kplus on turbo diesel bypass filters, I've even heard of 120k on a bypass. Don't believe me -check out TDR website, (turbodeiselregistry). One of these links even show 500k miles between oil changes, and that's on heavy trucks. They do oil analysis along the way and it always seams to come back recommending the oil not needing changing yet. To be honest I would do some research on if it's appropiate for your application. I know for a fact it's a very good option for a turbo deisel as I had one, and they are also very good for standard gas motors. The usual problem is finding a place to put it, but if you have that solved I would think it would be appropiate for any application, but that is just an opinion. The main difference in a bypass is having two substancial filters versus one standard filter. Standard filters allowing particles up to 20 microns floating around your oil and bypass reducing that to 1 micron, and as a bonus it makes changing your own oil much easier. The downside is cost of the filters, but if you extend you Drain intervals it more than pays for itself, especially if you use synthetic oil. I know you can find varying oil flow in your bypass filters so if your worried about it just check a heavier flow filter. The question is a personal one for you, do you think perhaps slightly reducing oil pressure is more of a threat than having larger particles in your oil floating around? I'd guess there are also heavy duty oil pumps that would totally ease your mind. http://www.gulfcoastfilters.com/how_do_i_e...utine_oil_c.htm http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_..._67/ai_73410122

I think the key is having a good filter system, like a quality bypass system, then extending your drain intervals is the smart play. 25k miles on a good bypass system with a quality synthetic is the way to go. If everyone did this it would be environmentally friendly and your engines would last longer. The key is removing more contaminants from yuor oil to keep it prestine longer, and that is exactly what a bypass system will do for you. Now if you have a sludge proned engine, that's another thing entirely, but most smart people would suggest that that is even more of a reason to have a bypass. Want a little extra security, run something like Autorx in there in a maintenance dose. Put mobil one in that car by all means, in fact put it in any Lexus and you will be doing yourself a favor. I new someone who excusively use Mobil 1 for 10 plus years and the oil was hardly ever dirty and showed no signs of wear.

They just came out with a gov't forced letter for all those who haven't gotten one yet. I think many T&L owners still have NO CLUE about it.

If I was to use Lucas I'd at least use the full synthetic version. I think some of CD2's stuff is just as good but a lot cheaper.

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I was just scrubbing around the internet and found you bro's, cool site!

Isn't the application of sea foam a pain? I saw guys that were putting it in their gas lines and when they'd start the car about ten buses worth of smoke came out the tailpipes.

I have zero doubt if it can do that to deposits that it would remove sludge. Deposits are by far the hardest thing to remove. What theory would you have to why Autorx can remove deposits like that but not sludge? Also, still wondering if either of you have a test on Seafoam, any link anywhere. I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'd really be interested especially if it has good results like this test.