Oil pan gasket replacement - se 13b
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You should be able to unbolt the engine mounts and jack up the engine/tranny like in Wackey's pics. That should give you enough clearance to get the pan out. The other option is to take apart the steering. Just do the jacking technique. Wackey laid out the whole procedure a couple posts up. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by boyee
ok so how can i get my pan out?? good tips tho thanks!
This is a GIF animation I did of an idler arm with bad bushings. It should help you identify the idler arm and perhaps convince you to replace those bushings as long as you're down there. They are about $6 each (2 required). In that case, you take the nut off the top idler arm assembly and pull it out, giving you access to the bushings and clearing the way for the oil pan removal. If you don't want to bother with the bushings at this time, then just unbolt the idler arm assemby from the chassis and drop the whole thing down.
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After SO many people saying not to use a gasket.. I may just be convinced.. but i just grew up always using a gasket, and i know how to tighten it properly. Since the gasket costs $30 anyway..
Will the stock bolts get tight enough without a gasket? Or will they bottom out? I hear people talking about different bolts..
Will the stock bolts get tight enough without a gasket? Or will they bottom out? I hear people talking about different bolts..
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2 Questions for Wacky
Wackyracer, your instructions did not specify to remove the Nuts from the transmission mount bolts. If the Transmission is jacked up without removing those, won't the transmission mount be torn or damaged?
Second, why do you remove the four bolts from the mount bracket instead of the two nuts from the motor mounts? Thank you.
Second, why do you remove the four bolts from the mount bracket instead of the two nuts from the motor mounts? Thank you.
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I need to replace my oil pan gasket, it's got a slow leak. I read this entire thread, it seems easier to remove the idler rather than jack up the engine/trans. The reason I say that is I don't see how much higher the transmission can rise, or does it have some pivot ability at the transmission mount? I think just removing one idler from the chassis might be the fastest way.
Any new thoughts or experience on this? I don't have a lift to work off of so I'll be using jack stands. I might just time this with replacing all the suspension bushing/boots anyways, in that case I guess it's a non-issue anyways.
But for discussion sake, what do you lot recommend? Raise the engine or move the steering linkage?
I need to replace my oil pan gasket, it's got a slow leak. I read this entire thread, it seems easier to remove the idler rather than jack up the engine/trans. The reason I say that is I don't see how much higher the transmission can rise, or does it have some pivot ability at the transmission mount? I think just removing one idler from the chassis might be the fastest way.
Any new thoughts or experience on this? I don't have a lift to work off of so I'll be using jack stands. I might just time this with replacing all the suspension bushing/boots anyways, in that case I guess it's a non-issue anyways.
But for discussion sake, what do you lot recommend? Raise the engine or move the steering linkage?
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