![Changing valve cover gasket and noticed all this soft black gunk in around cams. I've never seen this before, is it a bad sign? Engine is a 1jz with about 90k miles, Changing valve cover gasket and noticed all this soft black gunk in around cams. I've never seen this before, is it a bad sign? Engine is a 1jz with about 90k miles,](https://i.redd.it/uf1kys7vgch61.jpg)
Changing valve cover gasket and noticed all this soft black gunk in around cams. I've never seen this before, is it a bad sign? Engine is a 1jz with about 90k miles,
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Engine Sludge Causing Smoking on Starting - Can it Be Fixed? - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
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