# Kia Sedona - Sludge, is it too late?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sedona-sludge-is-it-too-late/64750>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sedona, kia, oil\
**Created:** [May 17, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sedona-sludge-is-it-too-late/64750 "2011-05-17T22:06:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sedona-sludge-is-it-too-late/64750/9 "2011-05-18T17:48:59Z")

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I can almost guarantee that the 3rd party warranty that you shouldn’t have bought is not going to cover you. Sludge is caused by owner negligence, and the warranty company isn’t going to care that it was the previous owner’s negligence and not yours.

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