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Old May 21, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Car: 1996 Firebird
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Oil Pan Cleaning
Looking for recommendations for cleaning the INSIDE of the oil pan of oil "gunk". Thanks
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Old May 21, 2014 | 06:53 PM
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Re: Oil Pan Cleaning
I just spray the **** out of it with parts cleaner and start wiping.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 12:35 AM
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Re: Oil Pan Cleaning
yep wipe the most of it out with rags or paper towels and then use brake parts cleaner or carb cleaner oven cleaner works well also.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 06:57 AM
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Scrape/wipe out what you can; soak the rest in diesel fuel; quarter car wash it out.
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