Pulling oil pan???? please help
Pulling oil pan???? please help i have come to the conclusion that my oil pressure problems could be a bad pump or a stopped up pickup. i am going to replace both of these this weekend to see if it makes my pressure go back up. well, i looked at the oilpan and there deffinitly isnt enough room for it to slide out without jacking up the motor. the other problem is that my headers and pipes are to close to the floorpans to allow the engine to jack up.
Is there anyway to pull off the oil pan without jacking up the motor? i really dont want to take off my headers because i just got them to quit leaking, and they are a pain in the *** to get back on. any suggestions are appreciated.
Is there anyway to pull off the oil pan without jacking up the motor? i really dont want to take off my headers because i just got them to quit leaking, and they are a pain in the *** to get back on. any suggestions are appreciated.
how exaclty does the k member come down. i dont want to sound stupid but i was going to drop it when i was installing headers and could find which bolts were holding it into place. is it the 3 bolts right next to each other on each end?
just make sure you drain your oil before you start pulling it off. we dont want you coming in here covered in oil/bearing shards saying "you ******** forgot to tell me to drain the fawkin pan!" 
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Do you have an automatic or manual tranny? if you have a auto, there will be enough room to jack up the motor a good 3-4 inches before it hits anything. just pull the two motor mount bolts out. that will allow you to pull the pan. you shouldnt have any problems with your headers hitting the floor. i didnt when i pulled my pan. try that before you try dropping the k member. you also have to turn the crank shaft so the counter wieghts dont interfere when pulling it out.
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i have come to the conclusion that my oil pressure problems could be a bad pump or a stopped up pickup. i am going to replace both of these this weekend to see if it makes my pressure go back up. well, i looked at the oilpan and there deffinitly isnt enough room for it to slide out without jacking up the motor. the other problem is that my headers and pipes are to close to the floorpans to allow the engine to jack up.
Is there anyway to pull off the oil pan without jacking up the motor? i really dont want to take off my headers because i just got them to quit leaking, and they are a pain in the *** to get back on. any suggestions are appreciated.
Is there anyway to pull off the oil pan without jacking up the motor? i really dont want to take off my headers because i just got them to quit leaking, and they are a pain in the *** to get back on. any suggestions are appreciated.
I've had my pan off a couple of times, trying to chase down an oil leak, after I pulled it down the first time to change the timing chain.
I placed a short piece of 2x4 wood under the crank pulley and GENTLY lifted the motor, after removing the motor mount bolts, of course. You only need to lift it an inch or so. The point of closest contact is at the front of the engine, where the lower crossmember is the widest. If you can't clear the crankshaft throws with the pan, don't forget that you can rotate it, so the front connecting rods move up, and out of the way, giving you more clearance.
If your car has the oil level sensor in the left side of the pan, you should remove that also (it just unscrews, after you disconnect the electrical connector). If you're putting in a new pump, which I would do, since you're in there, I would also replace the oil pump driveshaft with an aftermarket part that uses a pinned metal retaining collar, instead of the OE plastic one. Both Melling and Moroso make these driveshafts, but most parts stores stock Melling, so that one would be easier to obtain.
You'll also have to remove the starter and oil filter.......Good luck, and I hope that cures your problem!
(Keep in mind, that unless I'm TOTALLY missing something, lowering the K-member might give you additional clearance above the engine, HOWEVER you still need to get the oil pan out from between the engine block and the front crossmember. That clearance won't change unless you raise the engine UP from the K-member itself.)
well i own a six speed lt1 car and when we put the procharger on it we changed oil pans for the oil line to the charger and all we did was remove the starter, headers, and jack the motor off the motor mounts.
on my car I had enough room to pull it, but I could not get it up without ruining my rtv on the corners so I loosened the 6 k-member bolts.
its been raining for the past couple of days. i got to work on it about an hour saturday after i got off work and i got the motor jacked up and all of the bolts out of the pan except for the ones on the corners. i got rained out of work today so as soon as the driveway dries some im going to go finish it.
getting it off isnt going to be that hard its just going to be getting it back on.
what is an rtv fordeater?
the RTV is for the front and back of the oil pan. where it curves around the engine. there is a seal connected to the timing chain and its just bare metal on the back. you need to use it otherwise you will have oil leaks in those spots.