Oil pan removal using no shop lift, how hard is it?
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Oil pan removal using no shop lift, how hard is it?
So i built my new motor and now the oil pan gasket is leaking badly. Throwing out the chrome pan and bought a Morso OEM replacment pan. Going to start on it this weekend, but since I cant use my shop hoist, I have to do it at home on my back. How much of a PITA will it be? Im guessing ill have to undo at least 1 motor mount and jack the motor up for removal?
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Re: Oil pan removal using no shop lift, how hard is it?
Going to be a little bit of a pain since you'll need to remove the jack to get the oil pan out.
Will have to support the engine somehow. Maybe blocks of wood on the mounting brackets?
Will have to support the engine somehow. Maybe blocks of wood on the mounting brackets?
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Re: Oil pan removal using no shop lift, how hard is it?
I think im going to use my cherry picker to keep the engine up so that I have nothing in my way underneath.
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Re: Oil pan removal using no shop lift, how hard is it?
Its not really a hard job,pretty straight forward. I pulled both motor mount bolts and put blocks of wood in between them. I think I may have removed the dist cap also..IIRC
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