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Old 09-21-2012, 05:00 AM   #8
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Default Re: Cleaning oil pan sludge without dropping it- before changing to detergent based o

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Originally Posted by Steve Wastler View Post
Be happy if you pull it and don't find much, the pan on my mail truck contained 1 1/2" thick sludge, about 50 bugs on, in and around the pump, a handfull of small gravel, 3-4 sticks. Oh, I'll add the oil on the stick and the 4 quarts drained out looked like it was put in the day before and not run.
Hey, was my wedding ring or speed ratchet down in the sludge? I can't find them anywhere.

How do sticks and gravel get into the pan? Through the filler?
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