Toyota sludge problem

[david11]

I have been told that Toyota's engines are truly designed for mid to high climates (having worked in S/east asia i can verify they are an outstanding vehicle )but low mileage use in colder climes leaves them with this problem,more so than other makes ?

[woodchopper]

USe a higher spec oil.

[david11]

You know toyota are aware of this problem,publicly they won't acknowledge it,but sounds good reasoning to use a pure synthetic oil,but hey they are still one good car,regardless

[mr rusty]

But Japanese winters are much severer than ours........!!

It's the low mileage and soft driving that's doing it; not the engine design. Just drive it HARD every so often, or use it more; any car, not just a Toyota, will suffer oil sludging when used for short journeys where the engine never reaches it's proper running temperature....get it hot, and the problem will vanish.

[david11]

japanese winters,are an can be as harsh as ours,but as a rule,the season is considerable much shorter than ours,ie, european;mid oct to late march,and their biggest market is in asia, i actualy got this info from a toyota employee,so he said ,while sinking a few singapore slings,in the carlton ritz in singapore,then we went on to orchard towers,and those ABs who know the place,understand what we got up to,.I just love VIAGRA