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lift engine by removung the motor mount bolts. jack up engine and remove oil pan bolts
We had to rebuild our engine last year because of engine faliure at 70000 miles and the oil pan was the hardest. The frame is in the way and you have to lift the engine to remove the pan. Does it just need a gasket or new pan?
either remove the engine or lift engine up high enough to get to all the bolts on the pan and enough clearance to get it out from the suspension.
Pull or lift the engine, drop the pan then replace the oil pump. Pull or lift the engine, drop the pan then replace the oil pump.
The engine oil drain plug is on the bottom rear of the engine oil pan. The transmission does not have a drain plug, you remove the pan to drain.The engine oil drain plug is on the bottom rear of the engine oil pan. The transmission does not have a drain plug, you remove the pan to drain.
OIL PAN REMOVAL Drain engine oil. Support Engine Remove transmission bending bracket. Remove front engine mount and bracket. Remove transmission inspection cover. If equipped with air conditioning remove oil filter and adaptor. Remove oil pan bolts. Remove oil pan. Note: If the exaust blocks oil pan removal, you'll need to loosen it at the manifold also.
No, this is not advised. The pan can be damaged in this process. It is better to lift the car by the frame.
you remove the oil pan, clean the gasket surfaces, install the new gasket and the oil pan.
Remove the oil pan from the engine and clean it with kerosene.
There are two ways to get the clearance required to remove the oil pan. Start by draining the oil pan, after all the oil is out remove the 16 bolts and two nuts holding the oil pan on. You can use a oil pan seal cutter to break the seal or if you don't have one just use a putty knife (it okay to scratch the pan a little but do not bend the flange!) There are two strut bars under the engine that need to come out. One is a square tube about a 1.5 feet long and the other is a typical tubular strut bar, remove both of them. Once the oil pan is loose the easiest way to get it out is to lift the engine about 2-3 inches. Start by hooking up an engine lift to the front lift point on the engine. You will be pivoting the engine on the transmission mount so you only want to lift at the front of the engine. On the passenger side undo the two bolts on the sides of the motor mount (should be 14mm) and on the driver side undo the nut in the center of the mount (should be 17mm). Now lift the engine 2-3 inches and the oil pan should be able to slide out. Unfortunately the oil pan takes up the entire front part of the engine so there is no room to use a jack if you dont have a car lift. If you dont have access to an engine lift the you will have to remove the steering rack from below the engine. There are three ball joints that will need to be separated so you will need a pickle fork or some tough screw drivers to pry them apart. Undo the two castle nuts and ball joints on the passenger side and the one on the driver side and undo the big bolt from the pinion arm. You should be able to remove the steering rack now and the oil pan should be able to just come straight down.
I have a -96 2.0l engine, and you should be able to remove/replace the oil pan without removing the engine. Lift the car so you can get underneath it, and you should see the oil pan. Remember to empty the pan for oil before you start loosening it, it's a 15mm bolt i think. Than use a 10mm and unscrew all the bolts around the oil pan, and there it is... If u're replacing it, replace the oil filter as well, it's right behind the oil pan, really easy to spot =)
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