Thanks for all your input guys! I went ahead and used the Berrymans B12 spray inside the crankcase and it worked very well. After I re-assembled it all, I put in some Valvoline Max life and a bottle of STP. The Max life is supposed to have extra detergents in it to clean old engines. With the unclogged oil pick up tube, you can really see the oil flowing under the valve covers now and covering all parts. Im gonna go ahead and run it like this a while and see if it breaks it up slowly (in order to not clog the screen again) and see how it looks in about 1000 miles.


1998 Contour LX, 2.5L V6