02/08/2026
Here is another job completed, there was a heavy layer of black sludge with in the engine of this 2016 Kia sportage 1.6 diesel, I used a slow dissolving sludge remover took it for a 100 mile drive after the drive I immediately drained all the oil from the sump and then took it off as I suspected there would be a build up in the bottom of it and I wasn’t wrong, the sludge remover removed most of it but I had to manually remove the rest in the sump, clean the oil level sensor and then reseal the sump to the block a long dirty job but was well worth doing, fresh oil, oil filter and a new sump plug and she’s all clean now 🙂