[Toyrolla]

Originally Posted by rstein13

Toyrolla- I think you are off base. I too am a long time Toyota owner (1984 Tercel, 1992 Tercel, 1994 Corolla, 1995 Previa) and have never had a sludge issue. My (extremely honest) Toyota dealer admitted to me that Toyota had problems with sludging on the Camry AND the Sienna for several years and agreed that Toyota was not very forthcoming in helping their customers. Luckily for his customers, he went to bat for them and got resolution in most cases. I still love Toyota, but everyone makes mistakes.

Please do not misunderstand me, I'm not defending Toyota.

My post was based on what is best for the care of his car, nothing more.

But before the finger of blame is pointed, you have to also look at how maintained the car was. Changing the oil as stated could be every 3000, 4000, or 5000 miles. It depends on the discretion of the owner.

A part of the argument regarding the sludge issue was that the Toyota manual supposedly states to change the oil every 5000 miles for the models affected. I do not know if this is true or not; but my common sense alone would never let oil run in my car for more than 3000 miles in the first place.

This isn't because of the capabilities of the Toyota product, but because of the capabilities of the oil itself.

So please understand that my post was not in defense of Toyota, it was in regards to preventive maintainance.