[Gregski]

this sums up my current LS level of expertise, ie cleaning the oil pan

honestly guys the reason I am showing you that Target bottle of regular dish soap, because I always hear of guys looking for that magic silver bullet of cleaning, Simple Green, Orange Purple Power stuff, Sea Foam, expensive Brake Cleaners, etc... when all you need is something to break down grease and oil, now if only we had such a thing already in the household... hmmm

simple cheap dish soap and hot water works great

I also think that any time you get an engine out of a car it's a must to drop the oil pan and clean it out perfectly clean, it is way better than pumping in any type of Synthetic high mileage engine snake oils or using super duper oil filters made from unobtainium, ha ha

and don't get me started on guys who change the oil but don't change the oil filter!

so turn on some music, drink a beer or two, and have at it, it's very therapeutic

[end rant]