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Old 02-05-2017, 06:07 PM
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Black sludge on thermostat?

Do you guys have that on your thermostat? Every time I reached down there's always black sludge around that area. I wiped it clean and tried couple weeks later and there's new sludge again. It's not really that bad but just curious.
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Old 02-07-2017, 02:40 AM
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See the red circle area, that's where I found sludge.

If you guys don't mind, wait til your car cools down, and reach down there... It's kinda hard to see with the coolant reservoir blocking the view.
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