Ok, back with news, yes indeed the old gear lube is nasty sludge. My mechanic was shocked at two things, the condition of the lube at only 38K miles, and the very small amount of fluid the PTU holds. He did the procedure twice, and he still recommends in a month or so to bring it back and have it done one more time to get the remaining sludge out. They did provide me with a sample of the used fluid, I will snap a few pics here soon and post it. I would recommend every 30K miles at most for PTU fluid change (20K if you track the car or drive hard).