Wrenching: Partial Success!

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
06/21/2020 at 18:27 • Filed to: None

I guess removal is the easy/fun bit. Putting everything back.....that’s the shitty part.

I need to clean and prep the valve cover gasket. I didn’t think I would powder coat it ($ $) but, now that it is off? Yeah, for sure.

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DISCUSSION (16)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 18:36

How I long for a day when my vehicular troubles include dirty valve covers.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 18:41

Those lifters look a little gunky. Skip an oil change or two?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 18:44

I appear to have received a defective part... I need to also clean the front of the engine and figure out where the oil leak is on my Datsun. Right now there is enough gunk to stop the leak, probably from the front cover.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/21/2020 at 18:47

Sounds like a good reason to not clean it!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/21/2020 at 18:54

Patina

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/21/2020 at 18:59

I’m sure that’ll happen shortly too.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/21/2020 at 19:12

Likely because it sat for 20 years...than another 5

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/21/2020 at 19:29

Any suggestion on how to clean them

DipodomysDeserti > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 19:37

You could try putting a bit of Sea Foam in your oil. Follow their instructions, run the truck lightly, and don’t leave it in very long.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 19:50

No, I have nothing to add here and am far more ignorant than you on this subject. I'm sure Google knows.

The Snowman > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/21/2020 at 20:50

You should disassemble and clean but if you don't want to the old school fix was kerosene in the oil idle to temp and then change the oil.

Thisismydisplayname > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/21/2020 at 22:40

Switch to a synthetic for a few oil changes?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Thisismydisplayname
06/23/2020 at 19:59

yeah Ive heard you don’t want to go too aggressive as the gunk can break off in chunks, vs gradual cleaning.

Thisismydisplayname > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
06/23/2020 at 22:23

I’d just be concerned about the oil pickup getting gummed up. Other than that, shouldn’t be a big deal. I’ve heard you can run atf through there too, or a dose of marvel mystery oil as well.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Thisismydisplayname
06/24/2020 at 07:47

https://www.amsoil.com/newsstand/drivetrain-lubricants/articles/transmission-fluid-as-an-engine-flush/#:~:text=ATF%2C%20however%2C%20is%20not%20formulated,much%20less%20than%20motor%20oil.&text=In%20most%20cases%2C%20adding%20ATF%20to%20motor%20oil%20reduces%20cleaning%20power. Due to it closed ATF has fewer detergents.

i’d be mostly worried about the change in viscosity. At every temp its 2/3 of 0-30.

https://wiki.anton-paar.com/en/automatic-transmission-fluid-atf/

https://wiki.anton-paar.com/en/engine-oil/

Thisismydisplayname > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
06/24/2020 at 08:33

I forgot about the amsoil flush. I used that many years ago when I made the switch to synthetic. I used amsoil for a few years when I was putting a bunch of miles on my Dakota so I could stretch out the time I had to crawl under there and change the oil. This was back before it was common practice to go over 5000 miles between changes.

That was back at 20,000 ish, maybe 30k, but seeing as I’ve now got over 178k on it, I’d say no I’ll effects. I switched over to Mobil 1 after a few years of running amsoil. Just because it was easier to source.

Anyway, back to the point, yeah that amsoil stuff would be a good option.