lowering the oil pan, i need some help
10-30-2009, 09:01 PM
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lowering the oil pan, i need some help hey guys, im trying to lower the oil pan on my car so i can get to the pick up tube bolt on the pump, i tried following the write up on LS1howto, ok i loosened all the main bolts around the perimeter but they were all 10mm, ls1howto says there is some 8mm and some 10mm did i forget to loosen some 8mm? and also there is a plastic cover around the starter area and i think there is 1 bolt that bolts into the oil pan do i loosen that too? i think its the inspection plate but its the one on the passenger side around the starter i already got the one on the driver side, and also the 2 transmission bolts on the bell housing looks to me like there going through the oil pan?? im not sure, i would greatly appreciate it if somebody can give me some insight. thank you guys
10-30-2009, 09:23 PM
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i got those hard to get to ones with a racheting wrench and i guess all i was missing was the bell housing bolts right? those are on the rear. would i need to remove the other thing by the starter the inspection plate? thanks for the quick reply
10-30-2009, 09:37 PM
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humm dats funny, do you have a 1998 motor? or do u have a 2000+ motor? cuz my 99 has all 10mm bolts, thanks for the info 14 bolts got it. is that including the 13mm bolts on the bell housing through the oil pan?
10-30-2009, 10:06 PM
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Motor is an '01 Lq4. They are 8 mm diameter w/a 1.25 thread pitch, 10 mm head. I dont have any "13 mm" bolts in mine, but Ive got a TH400.......
10-30-2009, 10:14 PM
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hahah ok silly me i was referring to the head size, ok thats great thanks for the info. hopefully i can get that sucker to drop when i remove those 2 other 13mm bolts. cuz the pan is still on there pretty good after i hit it with a mallot a couple times
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10-30-2009, 10:26 PM
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should, just becareful smacking it----with my "Jeremy luck" I'd smack it, crack it, not realize it till it was all back together and pissin on the floor!!!!! hahahahahahaha
10-31-2009, 12:18 AM
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ok guys i just removed the bell housing bolts and that sucka droped 
i also got the oil pump out but i barely managed to get the pick up tube bolt with a magnet, i guess i dident drop the pan low enough? i feel its gonna be like almost impossible to put it back in the way i got it out. im gonna try finding the bolt on the pan thats trying to cause trouble. or could it be that inspection plate on the pass side? but anyways im sure i could figure out the culprit in the morning if i look hard enough, im just letting you guys know. thanks again for all the replys. also do i use the black o ring supplied with the new pump or should i go get another blue one from the dealer? and im gonna try to install the pick up tube girdle to make sure i dont have problems later.
i also got the oil pump out but i barely managed to get the pick up tube bolt with a magnet, i guess i dident drop the pan low enough? i feel its gonna be like almost impossible to put it back in the way i got it out. im gonna try finding the bolt on the pan thats trying to cause trouble. or could it be that inspection plate on the pass side? but anyways im sure i could figure out the culprit in the morning if i look hard enough, im just letting you guys know. thanks again for all the replys. also do i use the black o ring supplied with the new pump or should i go get another blue one from the dealer? and im gonna try to install the pick up tube girdle to make sure i dont have problems later. Last edited by ae13291; 10-31-2009 at 12:23 AM.
