Subarumor Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have a 1993 Loyale with an EA82 engine and 200k miles. The head gasket blew out and antifreeze leaked into the oil. I verified the blown head gasket at a radiator shop. When I drained the oil, white 'goo' came out with the oil. I will remove the heads and have them serviced with new seals and gaskets. What I wanto know is do I need to flush/clean out the oil passages and oil pan of any remaining slimy goo? If so, how do I do that without tearing the engine apart. I would hate to install a new pair of heads and gaskets only to clog everything up again with Suba-goo. I couldn't find anything related to such a procedure in the forums. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deener Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have heard that you can use a quart of ATF in place of a quart of oil, then run it for a few miles and do an oil change. I personally recently just used an engine flush (it was kleen flo I think), followed the directions on the bottle and it worked great. Same principal - just add it to the crankcase and run it for as long as the bottle says, then do an oil and filter change and voila the oil was so clean I could almost not see it on the dipstick. It also got rid of a tick that she had developed. This was on a Loyale that had a really bad HG, mayo everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 with the engine on a stand, and the timing belts off, you can chuck a 12mm socket in a drill and operate the oil pump this way to pump through. ATF is good. so is kerosene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 with the engine on a stand, and the timing belts off, you can chuck a 12mm socket in a drill and operate the oil pump this way to pump through. ATF is good. so is kerosene A nice, low power drill... don't do what I did. Silly me, what I had handy was my impact wrench. BAD idea. I snapped the pump shaft. Replaced the oil pump from my spares. Do remember to change the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarumor Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Thanks for all the suggs. I removed the oil pan (wasn't too tedious) and cleaned it out manually (it had a lot of 'mayo'). Then I ran the ATF for a day as you suggested. Installed a new rack and pin while I was at it. With 'new' heads and gasket and oil it runs like new. Even the valve tick went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 What I have done is drain the oil, fill it with ATF and then run the motor for like 15 mins and then drain it again, ditch the filter, new filter, new oil and you should be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.