drain the oil from the vehicle, unbolt the oil pan, scrape old gasket from pan and crankcase. check the torque specifications for the oil pan bolts (shouldnt be very high). replace the gasket and oil pan to factory torque specs. put drain plug back in and fill with factory specs of oil.
You need to follow the same procedure as for timing belt replacement. But in the case of the oil pump you have to remove the oil pan too. There is a strainer attached to the oil pump from the bottom you will have remove it too. Then replace the oil pump, make sure that you have replace the oil pan gasket, and oil pump gasket.
what are the signs for replacing the oil gasket in a 1996 Chevy cavalier
Not necessarily. Check the rocker gasket.
Do I have to pull the motor to change the oil pan gasket on my 1985 buick rivieria?
A replacement part for a 2002 Ford Ranger oil pan gasket will cost a price close to $40. The part can be purchased from a auto parts store.
Replacing an oil pan gasket on a 1998 Saturn SL2 is best done by a trained mechanic. It can be tricky to remove the oil pan gasket in order to install a new one, even though the item itself is readily available at most auto supply retailers.
Oil pans on Hyundai vehicles are on by several mounting bolts and nuts. Once remove the gasket for the oil pan will need replacement. Replace the gasket and reinstall the oil pan.
Blown head gasket or cracked head.
a gasket or seal has given up and needs to be replaced
If the gasket is replaced by you, then the only cost would be the replacement gaskets which do not cost much.
change the oil...again...and again(if need be)
Most likely you have a gasket breach (leak) where a gasket seperates a coolant path from an oil path. This is usually in the head of an engine. Do a cylinder compression check.