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gla924sem
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 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:14 am Post subject: Oil Pan Removal with Engine in Place? |
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Can you do it with the engine in place
Just wondering |
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Joes924Racer
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Sure drop the crossmember, be carful when reinstalling it
cause you stand a chance of having it leak..just be careful its an easy do..
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gla924sem
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: 924 |
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That's not what I wanted to do.
May as well just remove the engine as it needs a rebuild anyway after losing a rod bearing.
Wanted to see which one went before doing the major removal |
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Rich H
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Couple of the allen bolts are hidden by the engine mounts, but not hard.
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Rasta Monsta
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:59 am Post subject: |
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Driver's side mount needs to be loosened.
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poor-sche
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Rasta Monsta wrote: | | Driver's side mount needs to be loosened. |
Is this done simply by loosening the nuts top and bottom on the rubber mount? Or do I have to also loosen the bolts holding the bracket to block? I’m guessing the latter cause I’ve loosened the 3 nuts on the rubber mount but now the mount is loose but the oil pan is still hung up on the bracket which is still rock solid in place.
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Fasteddie313
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I don't get it.
I didn't mess with my engine mounts at all while replacing my oilpan gaskets.
Things to get caught up on are that high bellhousing bolt on the left side of the car and the dipstick if you forget about it.
Other than that drop the Xmember and the oilpan comes off ??
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poor-sche
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The oil pan is completely loose. All the bolts are out. The pan just wiggles around but it won’t come down cause the edge is caught up against the mounting bracket. Thoroughly frustrated.
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Carrera RSR
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| Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Engine mounting to block needs to be loosened to give room to drop
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poor-sche
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Figured as such. Now I have to remove the intake to get to the bolts unless there’s a secret I’m not aware of. Luckily this is not a daily driver so I can take my time.
Probably should’ve just taken the engine out.
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poor-sche
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| Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Here’s where it’s hung up, for those wondering. The lip of the pan is caught against the bend in the bracket...
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Carrera RSR
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| poor-sche wrote: | Figured as such. Now I have to remove the intake to get to the bolts unless there’s a secret I’m not aware of. Luckily this is not a daily driver so I can take my time.
Probably should’ve just taken the engine out. |
Did them all from underneath or from the front of the engine bay. Cannot remember, i might have removed the bracket from block to intake
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Fasteddie313
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I guess I better check to see if my engine mount is tight in my inspection before I go to fire her back up this year. I've done the oilpan job twice.
Their are 2 bolts that attach the dipstick tube to the intake bracket with a little clamp thing. I take it off there.
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poor-sche
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I removed the bracket holding the intake to the block. I tried getting at the 3 bolts on the engine mount bracket, but there was no way to get at them. The brake booster, master cylinder, engine harness, etc. were still in the way. Had to use multiple universal joints just to get a socket on, but still couldn’t get it seated properly. I opted to just remove the intake. I honestly don’t know how to loosen them otherwise. Once loosen the pan came down with ease. What a royal pain in ass this job was.
You can see the 3 bolts I’m talking about below.
Here’s a photo of a tab on the oil pan that was keeping it from coming down.
Here’s a shot of the slot in the engine mount where the tab above sits.
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