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Oil pan removal #995624 05/01/10 12:52 AM

Joined: Mar 2010

Posts: 19

JohnnyMontero Offline

Need a Spot

I have a 91 v6 LWB. My oil pan is leaking quite heavily due to the previous owner not knowing what he was doing.

Is there any way I can remove the oil pan to replace the gasket without lifting the engine?

Thanks all

~JM

Re: Oil pan removal [Re: JohnnyMontero] #995625 05/01/10 03:02 AM

Joined: Apr 2010

Posts: 99

California

Inyo_man

Getting the Wheeling Fever

I'm not sure about the Gen II, but in my Gen III you can get to it from the bottom. It's a pretty involved project.

You have to drop the front diff. to get at it, but that's much easier than pulling the engine.

Good Luck

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Re: Oil pan removal [Re: JohnnyMontero] #995626 05/01/10 03:26 AM

Joined: Aug 2009

Posts: 396

Southside VA

Va_Stumpy

Mudrunner

I have a gen I... couldn't figure a way to do it without pulling the engine or dropping the front axle. Good luck!

Va_Stumpy
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Re: Oil pan removal [Re: Va_Stumpy] #995627 05/01/10 04:34 AM

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Helen , GA

fasteddy

Web Wheeler

I think willwinchforfood and I got his off by dropping the front diff carrier on one end and the crossmember. Had to fish it a little, but it came out fine, until I twisted the head off one of those dinky little pan bolts...

Not responsible for advice not taken...

Re: Oil pan removal [Re: fasteddy] #995628 05/01/10 04:37 PM

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 4,628

Buford, Georgia

hazy_daze

Roll Me Over

If you don't have access to an engine hoist, then dropping the front carrier is the only way. If you do have access to one, lifting is the way to go. It can be done either way, but IMHO lifting is the easier of the two.

Fasteddy's advice is occasionally sound...

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