Toyota Camry: Possible sludge?

In news:brploo$9f6$netins.net,
Joshua Smeltser <com> being of bellicose mind
posted: 

This is cause for concern. ANYtime you find this kind of oil
emulsion suggests water in the oil. This can be the beginning of
antifreeze leaking into the engine oil, or be reflective of very
short cycle driving in cold weather, or a restriction of the PCV
system. There is a quick way to check PCV operation. But do not
let this condition go unchecked.

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Joshua Smeltser wrote:
 
No, thats sweat. Some moisture, Short trips will do this. It need to run
longer, turn the moisture to steam and the PCV will pull it out. Of
course, the PCV must need to work. If its a 4 cylinder, the PCV system
doesnt use a valve, but it need to be clear.

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MDT Tech® wrote:
 

I am curious - why no PCV valve? I figured, possibly incorrectly, that a
4 cylinder would need a PCV even more than a 6 or 8. How is the
crankcase vented? Because of the geometry of 4 cylinders, they naturally
puff "air" in and out of the crankcase. Does Toyota use some sort of one
way valve to keep the air moving in one direction, or do they just meter
the air into the intake? I had a Datsun 280Z that did not have a PCV
valve. If you took off the oil cap with the engine running, the engine
would die because too much air was sucked into the intake via the
crankcase ventilation system. Do 4 cylinder Toyotas work like this?

Ed

C. E. White wrote:
 

Ed, my bad, I actually meant no PCV valve, it does have a crankcase
ventilation system. Its an orifice setup.


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SENATOR ZELL MILLER DEMOCRAT OF GEORGIA, the nation's most prominent
conservative Democrat, said today he will endorse President Bush for
re-election in 2004 and campaign for him if Bush wishes him to. Miller
said Bush is "the right man at the right time" to govern the country.

The next five years "will determine the kind of world my children and
grandchildren will live in," Miller said in an interview. And he
wouldn't "trust" any of the nine Democratic presidential candidates with
governing during "that crucial period," he said. "This Democrat will
vote for President Bush in 2004."

Thanks to everyone for their replies. For the last few months this car has
been used primarily to go to work, and I only live about one mile from work,
so it's probably just short trips. I will have my mechanic check the PCV
system when I have my annual tune-up.
Thanks again,
Josh
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