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Hey Mud! I've finally gotten around to replacing my oil pan gasket. I know I have a leak and couldn't tell if it was oil pan gasket or RMS so I thought I would start here.
I drained the oil, got the 1000 bolts out of the pan and I'm now trying to get this thing loose off of the bottom of the engine.
So far... no luck! Any secrets to praying this sucker off? I want to be careful not to bend any of the metal and create a leak in the future.
Any help is appreciated!
I drained the oil, got the 1000 bolts out of the pan and I'm now trying to get this thing loose off of the bottom of the engine.
So far... no luck! Any secrets to praying this sucker off? I want to be careful not to bend any of the metal and create a leak in the future.
Any help is appreciated!
@NeverGiveUpYota posted some detailed stuff a while back using bottle jacks against the frame rail...hopefully she can link it.
NeverGiveUpYota
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It’s spelled out in the 60’s stickies.
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Great! I'll take a look. Thanks.
NeverGiveUpYota
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I take that back... I thought it was but I’m not seeing it now but I might be skimming over it.
But yeah bottle jack horizontal yo the frame rail on one side or other. That and a oil pan pry tool type thing smacked w/ a rubber or sand mallet.
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Thanks @NeverGiveUpYota! I did the bottle jack method and it worked. I had to move it around multiple times and use a mallet and flat head but eventually it came off. The cork gasket has to be original. It looked hard as a rock.
I'll be interested to see if this fixes my oil leak or if I will be headed to the RMS next.
NeverGiveUpYota
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Headed too? What seal is also wide to do at the same time as the oil pan? I’m blanking but I know there is... front Main?
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I've noticed that there was some oil leaking near the front of the oil pan. Ia there another gasket there that I should replace?
NeverGiveUpYota
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Most likely timing cover gasket. Not the most non intensive chore. Might want to ignore it for now unless you want to start pulling the fan, FC, WP, HB and the timing cover.
Hey I’m curious, did you buy all new bolts? I’m gonna do my pan at some point and a part of me is thinking of just replacing all the bolts on either side of each corner. 10x28’s is what I recall that are easily avail, stock size I believe are NLA.
Hey I’m curious, did you buy all new bolts? I’m gonna do my pan at some point and a part of me is thinking of just replacing all the bolts on either side of each corner. 10x28’s is what I recall that are easily avail, stock size I believe are NLA.
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Cool! Thanks Felicity. I haven't bought new bolts. I plant on just trying to clean these up really good and reusing them. They look ok to me!
mattressking
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NeverGiveUpYota
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Yes... just searched through my photos for the screen shot of the page from Onur's thread that Fred had sent me and that is the same I found as the new P/N that is necessary for the oil pan bolts.
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There's usually enough oil splattering around the bottom side of the oil pan to keep those bolts in good shape. A good cleaning with some degreaser and a brass brush will bring them back to new. Also... Make sure you lay the pan down on a flat surface and use a punch and hammer to flatten the flange before you replace the gasket.
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Thanks Ryan! I'll do it for sure!
