Maybe Get it on a hoist and clean it up ! Ease of accessThere's probably some youtube vids for the 2wd. I watched a couple on doing this on a k1500. You can either lower the front diff, or remove the oil pump, and the pan will come out. Might have to take off oil filter adapter too.
My problem is I kind of want to pull it and pressure wash the engine bay and go through the engine top to bottom, which leads me to project creep. This is the third oil sealing gasket on it that needs to be replaced and it is a mess down there.
Mines isn’t to bad it’s a Cali Truck, I have had to do everything on my back in a driveway the hard way, the lifting the lowering the C notch the new fuel pump .. I mean I’ve replaced all the suspension components up front and power washed down under the cradle 50 times it seems like over summer , so not to greasy besides the crossmember and starter has some sludge