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Ralph S. · 10-06-2018, 08:34 AM

Hi
Did my first oil change on the 41 since finally getting it here. To be safe I used non detergent oil as I'm not sure what oil was used in the car previously and don't want to start moving bunch of sludge through the motor with detergent oil. Oil plug had a light coat of grayish stuff on it so it's safe to assume bottom of oil pan looks similar or worse. As I did some research I've learned that removing oil pan to inspect it closer and clean it may be a royal pain. Just want to confirm it and see if it can be done without pulling the motor or making it into a major project. Car is a 41 Coupe. I'd like to drop the pan, clean it out and slowly transition to modern detergent oil, getting decent quality non detergent oil seems to be pretty hard task nowadays. Also, what is that thing sticking out of the pan behind the oil drain plug?

10-06-2018, 08:34 AM	#1
Ralph S. Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Pe Ell, WA Posts: 32	Oil pan removal Hi Did my first oil change on the 41 since finally getting it here. To be safe I used non detergent oil as I'm not sure what oil was used in the car previously and don't want to start moving bunch of sludge through the motor with detergent oil. Oil plug had a light coat of grayish stuff on it so it's safe to assume bottom of oil pan looks similar or worse. As I did some research I've learned that removing oil pan to inspect it closer and clean it may be a royal pain. Just want to confirm it and see if it can be done without pulling the motor or making it into a major project. Car is a 41 Coupe. I'd like to drop the pan, clean it out and slowly transition to modern detergent oil, getting decent quality non detergent oil seems to be pretty hard task nowadays. Also, what is that thing sticking out of the pan behind the oil drain plug?