GregRay
Old Member
First post in a long time . . . 1974 FJ40 with original "1.5F" engine.
Finally decided to replacing the original oil pan (which had a very slow drip from the drain hole threads for years). After struggling for two or three days getting the old pan off and carefully scraping the remnants of the old gasket off, I thought I had gotten through the hard part. Well, I was wrong.
The bolt holes on the new pan won't line up with the holes in the engine block. They are off by about 1/8". I have a new Toyota oil pan (Part 12101-61013 and OEM gasket). The pan needs to go back (towards the back of the vehicle) another 1/8" or so, but just won't. After laying on my back under the truck for an hour or so, I had to give up for now.
Did a search and didn't come across this problem in any of the the oil pan threads. If anyone has a suggestion about what is causing this issue and how to fix it, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
Finally decided to replacing the original oil pan (which had a very slow drip from the drain hole threads for years). After struggling for two or three days getting the old pan off and carefully scraping the remnants of the old gasket off, I thought I had gotten through the hard part. Well, I was wrong.
The bolt holes on the new pan won't line up with the holes in the engine block. They are off by about 1/8". I have a new Toyota oil pan (Part 12101-61013 and OEM gasket). The pan needs to go back (towards the back of the vehicle) another 1/8" or so, but just won't. After laying on my back under the truck for an hour or so, I had to give up for now.
Did a search and didn't come across this problem in any of the the oil pan threads. If anyone has a suggestion about what is causing this issue and how to fix it, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.