scudderfish
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 03:24 PM |
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Cleaning my sump
After my coolant problem, I've finally got my sump off.
In the bottom of it is a nasty mix of old oil, water and coolant, which I don't want to circulate around the engine. Is there a good way of
getting the crud out and getting my sump back to a spangly shiny state?
Regards,
Dave
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 03:37 PM |
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Clean as much crud out as possible, then solvent wash (Gunk or kerosene or white spirit or cellulose thinners} then use pressure washer.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Mark2
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 03:42 PM |
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Wait tlll the wife has gone to bed then chuck it in the dishwasher, most of my engine parts went through, and then put it through a service wash with
just the tablet in, she never knew to this day !!!
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van cleef
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 04:25 PM |
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I washed my sump and baffle plate in the dishwasher but I left it there.
Luckily the wife hadn't a clue what it was.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 17/2/13 at 10:17 AM |
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Thanks for the ideas. I value my sex life too much to do the dishwasher thing so I got a bottle of washing up liquid and poured it in to emulsify the
old oil. Lots of hot water and scrubbing with a brush. I then rinsed it out with cold and dried it off with rags. I've now left it stuffed
with kitchen roll to absorb the last dregs of water.
Regards,
Dave
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perksy
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| posted on 18/2/13 at 04:53 PM |
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Parafin, Gunk or Fairy power spray will do the trick 
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