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Didn’t realize it until this evening that my 89 has a one piece oil pan gasket, or at least looks like it does. I have a new pan gasket & need to remove the pan. I removed the bolt to one motor mount but still can’t raise the motor enough to drop the pan. The timing cover is off & I’m ready to put it back on but pan 1st.
It looks like I need to pull the other motor mount bolt to lift the engine more. However do I also need to remove the two cross braces that meet at the front of the oil pan?
Looks to me like the front main cap is what’s blocking me from pulling the pan. Then again, so is the other cross brace I need to remove on the drivers side and even the steel line, brake I assume.
I lifted the engine some & the pan finally came off. I had removed the passenger side angled support but not the left. Nor had I removed the brake line, which would have helped. Since I already had the motor mount disconnect it was easy to raise.
The only thing hard to get off now is the very back of the pan gasket. I am assuming it’s RTV that is holding on like crazy but wanted to confirm before I pulled like hell!
I pulled mine today for a oil pump replacement. Removed both of the cross braces, turned the engine to #4 cylinder to top dead center, pulled the starter and removed all of the oil pan bolts and the pan dropped right out. No need to raise the engine. I have a 86 4+3.
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How do I remove the Oil Pan?
