The used oil pan I bought earlier has been cleaned up and is now ready to install.
Media blasting removed most of the corrosion that was on the pan. It looks pretty good now, not that you’ll ever see it on the bottom of the engine.
I removed most of the old gasket with a razor blade, and then went around, lightly, with a fine sharpening stone to remove any remaining gasket material. The mating surface was in good condition, free from any scrapes and gouges.
With the new pan ready to go, it’s time to pull the old pan.
Well, there’s some sludge, but without knowing how long it’s been since the pan was removed and cleaned I can’t really draw any conclusions other than it’s not full of sludge. The oil is pretty dark. If you look closely in the upper, left quadrant of the pan you can see damage along the front edge and a large crack between a couple of the fins (click on the picture for more detail).
Here’s the bottom of the pan. The repairs aren’t pretty, but they do look strong.
Other than being coated in dark oil, the screen filter is clean.
I pulled the screen, cleaned off the oil, and gave it a good inspection. All is good. Here are the parts all ready to be installed.
