If it comes to the pan pulling, yes sir, a new gasket is my reccomendation. The old one will have been crushed and won't seal properly leading to oil leaks.
Joe gave some really great tips. Hopefully you won't have that worse case scenario of having to pull the pan though. I have my fingers crossed that some oil changing will be all you'll need to clean it up.
I like to use Castrol 30w in all of my vehicles. I just think its cleaner than some others I've used in the past and it helps also clean up old gunk in an older engine. Some of the guys might offer some reccomendations.
Come back to this thread and let us know how it turns out, will ya?
Jerry
