Oil Pan Removal On Car

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/8/13 19:58:51

Hi all, well the good news is the engine starts.

The bad news is that the oil pan had been repaired by pounding out some dents from the inside and these dents are now leaking through a very small pinhole.

Additionally it sounds like the counter weights of the crankshaft are barely striking the bottom of the forward part of the oil pan. As the engine is running I could put in the palm of my hand on the bottom of the forward part of the oil pan and I could feel the tapping and as I push slightly up on the sheet metal the sound changes so I've isolated the problem. When I brought the engine home I placed it on a tire (no rim) and perhaps the tire crushed up the forward part of the oil pan ever so slightly. There was no indication of this when I used the torque wrench to spin the engine over prior to installing it.

This means I have to remove the oil pan and replace it.

Does anybody have a good serviceable oil pan or know where to get a new one?

It looks like I can pull the oil pan down from the engine with the engine still in the car. It does not look like I have to elevate the engine at all. Any suggestions on this project?

Thanks again!