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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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I checked my oil dipstick the other day, and there was sludge on it. I've never had the problem before. I also noticed that my oil was very low. I added a quart that I happened to have around. I drove it around for a bit, but it's been 2 weeks since I checked on it.

Today, I didn't see any sludge on the dipstick. Last time, sludge came up after I checked the stick and after each time I put it back. Everything seems normal now ...

My friends were talking about the the marvel mystery oil, so I put in 16oz of that and another quart of oil.

My records show that I changed the oil 2000 miles ago. My car has 141k miles. Is it normal for it to burn so much oil so fast?
 
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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So, did you over fill it? You said you added a quart, then added mystery oil and another quart of oil. I'm confussed.

What did ths "SLUDGE" look like? Did you take a picture of it? When you added oil the 1st time and did not see any SLUDGE after that, why are you still messing with it?
 
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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A quart maybe 2 weeks ago, 1/2 quart mystery oil and a quart of oil. That's 2.5 quarts. It was very low before I added the oil the first time. I was guessing that was part of the reason why the sludge was there.

The sludge was clumpy rather than just think goo.

I ran the mystery oil thru for good measure.
 
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