To change the oil pan gasket on a 3800 Series II engine, start by draining the oil and removing the oil pan. You'll need to unbolt the oil pan from the engine block, which may require removing components like the exhaust crossover or other obstacles. Clean the mating surfaces thoroughly, apply a new gasket (or gasket maker if applicable), and reassemble everything in reverse order. Finally, refill the engine with oil and check for leaks.
if your trying to fix the oil leak the oil pan gasket isn't going to do it our 3800 has leaked oil since is was new dealer put a new pan gasket in it about 4 times the pan gets warped and leaks again with in a few weeks
A 2002 Impala with the 3800 engine requires 4.5 quarts of oil (5w-30 is recommended).
The approximate cost to change an oil pan gasket, on your Ford Taurus, is $125. The oil pan gasket can be purchased for $10.
it should be 18qts
3500 milliliters without change oil filter and 3800 milliliters with change oil filter
4.5 quarts without oil filter change, 4.75 quarts with oil filter change.
4.5 quarts
Fig. 19 Oil Pump Assembly
To change the oil pan gasket u need to raise the engine about a foot in order to get to the oil pan .
A bad gasket would probably leak, and an oil change would be a good opportunity to spot that.
Do I have to pull the motor to change the oil pan gasket on my 1985 buick rivieria?
4.4 litres