Engine sludge is one of the most destructive substances that can happen in your Bentley. The sludge causes the oil to slow down and restricts its rate of circulation. The sludge causes clicking sounds from the tappets and their hydraulic jacks. For more symptoms of engine sludge in Bentley, watch the following slideshow.

1. MISSION VIEJO’S EXPERTS
SHARE THE MOST COMMON ENGINE
SLUDGE SYMPTOMS IN BENTLEY

2. THE ENGINE COMBUSTION PROBLEMS ARE
CAUSED DUE TO
THE FORMATION OF SLUDGE.

3. SO, BEING A BENTLEY OWNER, YOU MUST
TRY TO AVOID THE OCCURRENCE OF
SLUDGE.

4. ENGINE SLUDGE IS
ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE
SUBSTANCES THAT CAN HAPPEN
IN YOUR BENTLEY.

5. THE SLUDGE OCCURS DUE
TO THE CONTAMINATION
OF THE ENGINE OIL.

6. FORMATION OF ENGINE SLUDGEFORMATION OF ENGINE SLUDGEFORMATION OF ENGINE SLUDGE

7. THE ENGINE OIL IS THE MAIN
LUBRICANT THAT FLOWS
TO KEEP ALL THESE PARTS
LUBRICATED AND FREE FROM
DAMAGE DUE TO FRICTION.

8. OVER TIME, THE OIL WILL BECOME OXIDIZED AND
STARTS TO BREAK DOWN.

9. ALSO DUE TO THE
ADDITION OF OTHER
CONTAMINANTS
LIKE WATER, DIRT, THE
OIL STARTS TO TURN INTO
A THICK GEL.

10. THE SLUDGE WILL ALSO COAT THE GEARS AND OTHER
MOVING PARTS, FORCING THEM TO WORK HARDER.

11. SIGNSSIGNSSIGNS
OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGEOF ENGINE OIL SLUDGEOF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE

12. WHEN YOU FIND ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING
SYMPTOMS OF
SLUDGE IN YOUR
ENGINE, TAKE YOUR
BENTLEY FOR A QUICK
INSPECTION.

13. LOW OIL PRESSURE
LOW OIL PRESSURE
LOW OIL PRESSURE

14. THE SLUDGE CAUSES THE OIL TO
SLOW DOWN AND RESTRICTS
ITS RATE OF CIRCULATION.

15. AS A RESULT, THE OIL LOSES ITS
PRESSURE AND OIL
LIGHT WILL COME UP ON YOUR BENTLEY
DASHBOARD.

16. THE ENGINE GETS
OVERHEATED AS IT DOES
NOT GET THE OIL WHERE
IT IS NEEDED.

17. REMOVING THE SLUDGE ON TIME WILL
HELP TO PREVENT
MORE DAMAGE TO YOUR ENGINE.

18. CLICKING SOUNDS
CLICKING SOUNDS
CLICKING SOUNDS
FROM THE
FROM THE
FROM THE
TAPPET
TAPPET
TAPPET

19. THE TAPPETS IN THE BENTLEY ENGINE
CONTROL THE
MOVEMENT OF THE AIR INTAKE AND
EXHAUST VALVES.

20. THEY MOVE UP AND DOWN VERY
QUICKLY, WHICH IS WHY
MOST OF THE MUD CAN BE SEEN NEAR
THE TAPPET.

21. GENERALLY, THE SLUDGE IS VISIBLE
JUST BELOW THE
HEAD NEAR THE TAPPET AREA OF
YOUR BENTLEY.

22. THE SLUDGE CAUSES CLICKING SOUNDS FROM THE
TAPPETS AND THEIR HYDRAULIC JACKS.

23. ILLUMINATED CHECK
ILLUMINATED CHECK
ILLUMINATED CHECK
ENGINE LIGHT
ENGINE LIGHT
ENGINE LIGHT

24. YOUR BENTLEY CONSISTS OF A
COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS
ALL THE COMPLEX FUNCTIONS.

25. THE COMPUTER COMMUNICATES WITH DIFFERENT
GAUGES THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY WHEN
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

26. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE
WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS TO FACE PROBLEMS
DUE TO SLUDGE.

27. HAVING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNS
ON IN YOUR BENTLEY CAN BE AN UNSETTLING
EXPERIENCE.

28. GREASY OIL FILTER
GREASY OIL FILTER
GREASY OIL FILTER

29. ALWAYS CHECK THE OIL FILTER
AND IF YOU FIND A
GREASY OR OILY SUBSTANCE, BE
SURE THAT SLUDGE IS PRESENT.

30. YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THAT THE
DRAINING OF ENGINE
OIL IS SLOW AND OIL IS STICKIER.

31. THE CONTAMINANTS GET DEPOSITED
ON THE OIL FILTER
AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ENGINE
OIL TO PASS THROUGH.

32. THE CONTAMINANTS IN THE OIL WILL STICK AND
BEGIN TO CLOG YOUR BENTLEY’S FILTER.

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