The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?

old31 · 04-25-2016, 09:57 AM

Tom, I might have been wrong about my sludge. I just drained the oil into a clean pan, I did an oil change about 200 miles ago.

I had about a 1/2 inch of sludge built up on the top of my drain plug in 200 miles.

The previous owner and me have been using non detergent oil.

1: Should I be using a different "non sludge" producing oil? If so, what is recommended.

2: I am going to pull the pan and see what is in there. Besides an oil pan gasket, is there anything else I should get? What is the best pan gasket?

3: Once the pan is off is there anything else I could/should do?

I have read many past threads on types of oils synthetic vs non, and pan gaskets.

04-25-2016, 09:57 AM	#15
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,459	Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some? Tom, I might have been wrong about my sludge. I just drained the oil into a clean pan, I did an oil change about 200 miles ago. I had about a 1/2 inch of sludge built up on the top of my drain plug in 200 miles. The previous owner and me have been using non detergent oil. 1: Should I be using a different "non sludge" producing oil? If so, what is recommended. 2: I am going to pull the pan and see what is in there. Besides an oil pan gasket, is there anything else I should get? What is the best pan gasket? 3: Once the pan is off is there anything else I could/should do? I have read many past threads on types of oils synthetic vs non, and pan gaskets.