so i thought i was going to drop the oil pan down this afternoon and tap it for my oil lines... well


whats the fastest way to get the pan off, i think unbolting the motor mounts then jackin up the motor would do the trick, but were talking 4-5 inches of clearence..

any advice would help!

 

Unbolting the motor mounts and jacking the car up is not going to be a big problem. Getting the bolts back in is going to be more of a issue.

 

I really doubt you'll have enough clearance to drop the pan by just unbolting the motor mounts and jacking up the engine/tranny. You'll hit the floorboard and only have a few inches of clearance between the oil pan and K-member. You have to lower the K-member a bit in order to have enough clearance to drop the pan. Good luck, it's no picnic.

 

I doing it tomorrow It sucks to do I can tell you that much.

 

There has been some better instructions posted before but the gist of it is....

Remove A/C
Remove alternator
Unbolt motor mounts
Unbolt steering shaft
Support motor from top
Drop k-member

 

^ thats the only way ive been able to remove a pan. It sucks.

 

ive done all those except drop the k member..

i noticed the gasket on the pan is metal looking, i thought all the oil pans had just rtv on them??

 

I dropped the k member when I swapped my oil pan. (previous owner stripped drain plug threads)

 

read the first sticky

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/675343-rod-bolt-install-write-up.html

 

LS1's have metal gaskets and yes you can reuse it. It is recommended to put a dab of RTV at the corners where the front cover and oil pan meet.