pics with valve cover and TB off

[JPT]

It's sludgy, but I've seen much worse.

[91blufestiva]

I'm only 17! I re-used my valve cover gasket when I painted my valve cover, so I guess it must of been pretty new before I started lol.

[ericsmith32]

How much MMO are you using? On yours I'd do 1 quart of MMO with 3 quarts oil for 1k. After that do 1/2 quart and 3 1/2 quarts oil. It'll take time but it'll clean it up. BUT if it's running fine you should be very careful about using cleaners. In these old engines it may and probably will cause leaks. Short oci's over time will clean it up also.

In relation here's what my Aspire looked like with 121-130k. I'm going to do any cleaning till I'm sure there's no leaks.

[93babyblue]

i know its dirty but it runs...i use 1 quart every oil change

[ericsmith32]

Also you can pour 1 ounce of MMO in each cylinder. The longer you can leave it the better it'll be. Also could get some Seafoam to add the same time.

[93babyblue]

i plan on rebuilding that motor this summer...i will clean when i do that. i have only had it since august..i use sea foam every week in the gas and crankcase...and i use a three part fuel inj. cleaner every 15.000 miles. i introduce it through the brake booster line

[93babyblue]

i think it looks dirtier than it is cause the oil is really dirty from all the MMO.