pewter 01 SS

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I had noticed that I was driping oil from the gasket oil pan meats the bottom of the block and saw that it starts dripping after the second bolt from front the front of the pan to the back. It looks its like the oil pan gskt .Well read a few threads and saw one that said you can do it without using a engine hoise. Any heres the questions that i have

1. will it be ok to hold the engine up by putting a jack stand with a block of wood on the crank pulley? Any down sides to this

2. do i need to unbolt completely the k member, i have a bmr tubuler k member?

by the way im trying to do this w/o taking of the tranny nor removing the engine completely. if you have done this or know a better way please let me know thanks!

skifast87

I am not sure about the u bolting of the K member. However i would be very careful about lifting / supporting the motor just on the crank pulley. Some one else might know more about this. I would look for another way. That is just me

pewter 01 SS

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thats the same thing i thought but ive hard it from two different people just does seem completely right to me???

the thing is shop quoted me like $300 and Ive done everything on the car but If i do it with a cherry picker I need to borrow one then i need a truck so alot of **** to get the stuff required if i do it with a lift thats why i wnt to try it the other way first.

J. Brown

The dealer just replaced my oil pan gasket under extended warranty......they supported the motor from the top with a special tool that extended between the top of each inner fender. Then the K member was unbolted which dropped a few inches to allow the pan to be removed. The steering rack was unbolted as well and allowed to hang freely.

sscrazy

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good luck

pewter 01 SS

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ifonly i had an engine hoist (cherry picker) it woudl be no prob but i dont aggrr..