long story short, bought an XJ w/ 235k miles. looks like the valve cover has been leaking for most of those miles so there is an insane layer of grease on the block.
I know I am going to be working on this thing and I can just imagine what my arms & hands are going to look like. should I take the time to clean some of the crud off? or am I just opening a can of worms, between cleaning crud off that might be "sealing" leak, and forcing water, crud, and cleaning chemicals where they probably shouldnt go?
so I ask thee: WWD? clean it up? or leave well enough alone?
I know I am going to be working on this thing and I can just imagine what my arms & hands are going to look like. should I take the time to clean some of the crud off? or am I just opening a can of worms, between cleaning crud off that might be "sealing" leak, and forcing water, crud, and cleaning chemicals where they probably shouldnt go?
so I ask thee: WWD? clean it up? or leave well enough alone?