oil pan

gaWAGONEERgaWAGONEER Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
how does the oil pan come off?
i already have all the bolts off and nuts. it still wont drop. what am i not doing?

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  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    after draining the oil
    spare gasket
    enough free play
    tap it lightly with a mallet to break the seal ?
  • gaWAGONEERgaWAGONEER Band Wagon
    ya i finally got it. just been on there for a long time ha. had to shove a screw driver inbetween it and the motor for awhile to rock it loose.
  • noahrexionnoahrexion Wagonist
    gaWAGONEER wrote:
    ya i finally got it. just been on there for a long time ha. had to shove a screw driver inbetween it and the motor for awhile to rock it loose.

    Hopefully you didn't mar anything up to bad doing so; that is generally not the recommended way to do that. Try to take note of where it was you were prying and consider using some RTV/hondabond type on those spots so you can cover any leaks that may develop because of the screwdriver method.
  • gaWAGONEERgaWAGONEER Band Wagon
    ya it def. is still leaking. Im gonna drop it again an put rtv on the whole oil pan. i got a ? tho does the rtv go on the engine or just the oil pan and then the gasket goes over that?
    and by any chance do you kno the lbs. its supposed to be torqued down at?
  • vtecn8ivevtecn8ive Senior Wagonist
    I don't have a manual in front of me, but for a part like that I would definately torque it, and perhaps the most important would be the torque sequence.
  • SlammedtallboySlammedtallboy Wagonist
    When i've done oil pans i lay a thin layer on the pan then set the gasket on. Make sure that the little metal rigs that were on the old gasket are off the studs on the block. They are inbeddid in the gasket and like sticking to the studs when you remove the pan. Just something that is really common.
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    I had an '86 sedan that had a leak from the pan. Changed it and it still leaked. After spending some more time looking at it, it turned out the camshaft oil seal was leaking and oil was running down the inside of the timing cover then alongside the edge of the pan. It had me scratching my head for a while, thought I would share.
  • noahrexionnoahrexion Wagonist
    fettcols wrote:
    I had an '86 sedan that had a leak from the pan. Changed it and it still leaked. After spending some more time looking at it, it turned out the camshaft oil seal was leaking and oil was running down the inside of the timing cover then alongside the edge of the pan. It had me scratching my head for a while, thought I would share.

    That is more often the case then not (the oil pan gasket that is); that or the front crank seal. Those two possible leaks couple with the fact that most people spill oil all over when changing their oil filters sure makes the pan seem like the culprit sometimes.

    I cannot recall torque specs either (though it is not much, DONT overtighten them) but as someone else said, the sequence IS important.
  • cvcccvcc Band Wagon
    Just wondering if gaWagoneer is still on here.
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