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Oil Change after Storage - AKA the 4 month oil change
New Member 3000 MKII Project
Pics Before Preservation
I'm slowly going through my car. It's been at least 15 years since it ran. Luckily, it was a one owner car and very original before I inherited it.
I started with an oil change.
Based on the BCF recommendations I went ahead and pulled the oil pan and valve cover. I'm glad I did. It had a fair amount of sludge.
The pickup, oil pump, and oil return also needed some love.
To clean everything, I used a pressure washer, lots of PB blast, and some carb cleaner on the non painted bits.
The oil pan was actually harder than I expected give that it's a large flat surface. There was a lot of sludge on both sides.
The valve cover was much the same - although it went pretty quickly.
I used a toothbrush for the valvetrain area. Q-tips when I really had to dig in there. But, I was able to pull almost all of the sludge out of the springs, etc.
I pulled out the oil pump and strainer. It was very clean by the time it was finished.
I'm definitely glad that I pulled everything and dug into the motor a bit. The bottom end was clean - but everything down near the pan was caked. I went through a box of gloves, 1/2 gallon of PB, and 2 rolls of shop towels. I was very glad for the painted shop floor in my garage.
I'll post the Part 2 pics after I figure out how to get them off my new phone.
Grover
'62 MKII
New Member 3000 MKII Project
Pics Before Preservation
I'm slowly going through my car. It's been at least 15 years since it ran. Luckily, it was a one owner car and very original before I inherited it.
I started with an oil change.
Based on the BCF recommendations I went ahead and pulled the oil pan and valve cover. I'm glad I did. It had a fair amount of sludge.
The pickup, oil pump, and oil return also needed some love.
To clean everything, I used a pressure washer, lots of PB blast, and some carb cleaner on the non painted bits.
The oil pan was actually harder than I expected give that it's a large flat surface. There was a lot of sludge on both sides.
The valve cover was much the same - although it went pretty quickly.
I used a toothbrush for the valvetrain area. Q-tips when I really had to dig in there. But, I was able to pull almost all of the sludge out of the springs, etc.
I pulled out the oil pump and strainer. It was very clean by the time it was finished.
I'm definitely glad that I pulled everything and dug into the motor a bit. The bottom end was clean - but everything down near the pan was caked. I went through a box of gloves, 1/2 gallon of PB, and 2 rolls of shop towels. I was very glad for the painted shop floor in my garage.
I'll post the Part 2 pics after I figure out how to get them off my new phone.
Grover
'62 MKII
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