Re: CLEANING PAN OF SEDIMENT UPON PURCHASE

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/9/29 11:55:37

I'm just thinking if it is really needed now a days with ]detergent oil being the standard

Maybe so if you knew the engine had good quality detergent oil from the day it was first put into service and had regular changes ever since. But in the case of my '56, never off the road and well-cared for all it's life, when I dropped the pan at about 95,000 miles the pan sludge was just beginning to choke the oil pump intake screen. For the cost of a pan gasket and a few hours labor I'd never take the chance.