integraxtc

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I blew a headgasket about 2 months ago. I'll be getting around to fix it soon, but my question is do I have to take off my oil pan to clean up in there or just draining it will be fine? Or maybe I can seafoam or add some additive to my oil, once I finish the gasket repair, to clean up in there?

Let me know thanks.

AChotrod

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99.99% of guys would not pull the pan. Just fix the head gasket. If it were me id at least run it for a bit then do another oil change after the swap

integraxtc

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yeah that's what I was thinking. Run it for a few miles after it's fixed and change the oil again.

letsrun97z

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We have used diesel, take the valve covers off and flush it out of the pan. Fresh oil run it for a min and change oil again. It's probbaly goin to be Nast inthere sense it has sat

integraxtc

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so just take off the valve covers, rinse out the engine w/ diesel, and let it drain out of the oil pan?

ADM

I am interested in this, thanks to my cousins splashing the Z28's window with a bucket of water instead of just rinsing off the dirt with a sponge as I specified clearly, I ended up with water in my lifter galley (I had a cloth in there that soaked up most of the water from what it looked like).

I flushed the valley with 20w50 oil but I have yet to take the oil pan off (I am going to in a few days to swap out my oil pump.

Wonder if the diesel will do a better job?