Try using some diesel fuel to clean up the rest of the gunk on the motor and valve covers. I would get a good parts washer brush to do it. You need some type of cleaner to get the rest of that crap off there.
I would change oil immediately after tightening things back up. I would opt for a diesel oil or oil with high detergents and change oil every 1500 miles for the next 9000 miles . I would then run Mobil Drive Clean Synth Blend at 3000 mile intervals twice. You can then go with your regular 3000 miles with dino or a better choice would be 5000 mile intervals or 5 months.
You could certainly try additives like Auto-RX along with the above. It wouldn't hurt to try it in your case or you can just rely on the oil detergents and frequent changes to see how that helps.
Daily Drives
-2003 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner XtraCab, Impulse Red, Peppy 2.7 Liter 4 Banger, Running Mobil1 Synthetics SS 5W-30.
ODO 3400 Miles.
-1995 Toyota 4-Runner, Evergreen, 3.0 V6, Running Mobil1 Synthetic SS 10W-30.
ODO 76000 Miles.
[ June 29, 2003, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: Amkeer ]