Re: Help Oil Pan

Posted by BigKev On 2011/6/16 17:41:44

I've done this twice:

No need to remove the pickup, but it really helps if you jack up the front of the motor to get clearance between the engine crossmember and the bottom of the engine. This also make reassemble a lot easier as far as those pan bolts above the member are hard to get to.

Just need to remove the nuts from the top of the front engine mounts and then jack the front of the motor up using a block of wood under the dampner/crank pulley.

Then you should be able to get the pan out and in easier. Depending on where the crankshaft weights are, you may have to rotate to get the front of the pan clean. The pan will slide out toward the transmission. Move the steering linkage to get the center link at it's lowest point. That makes it easier. So folks have dropped the center link for maximum clearance.

Hope this helps.