Oil pan Removal
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Fleet Mechanic
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Oil pan Removal
2000 4x4 excursion
What is the easiest way to remove the oil pan.
I want to inspect the rod bearings.
Can it be done by just lifting motor after loosening trans mount and removing engine motor mount nuts?
What is the easiest way to remove the oil pan.
I want to inspect the rod bearings.
Can it be done by just lifting motor after loosening trans mount and removing engine motor mount nuts?
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My proceedures.
1) remove all oil and filter
2) remove all oil pan bolts
3) let oil pan drop to crossmember
4) feniggle clean moist towel above oil pan around pick up tube and below crank.
5) using air cut off tool cut oil pan in half just in front of oil pan sump area being careful not to nick the pick up tube.
6) remove rear sump portion of pan and damp towel
7) feniggle front portion of pan out from front.
8) remove pickup tube bolts all 3, and remove pickup tube.
Should not take over 30 min to do this.
If you nick pick up tube it will cost you another $60 for a new one or $12 or so used at junk yard.
Now if you have removed pan to look for damage and engine cannot be fixed in vehicle pull motor, or sell/scrap vehicle or what ever.
If you have, say a bad rod bearing and you can fix motor in vehicle follow proceedures outlined in above post.
Oh yah buy a new oil pan for $98 if it can be fixed in vehicle. Or go to salvage yard as I will and get a used one for $15.
Use a strong magnet to make sure any metal reminates are removed from crank and rods.
1) remove all oil and filter
2) remove all oil pan bolts
3) let oil pan drop to crossmember
4) feniggle clean moist towel above oil pan around pick up tube and below crank.
5) using air cut off tool cut oil pan in half just in front of oil pan sump area being careful not to nick the pick up tube.
6) remove rear sump portion of pan and damp towel
7) feniggle front portion of pan out from front.
8) remove pickup tube bolts all 3, and remove pickup tube.
Should not take over 30 min to do this.
If you nick pick up tube it will cost you another $60 for a new one or $12 or so used at junk yard.
Now if you have removed pan to look for damage and engine cannot be fixed in vehicle pull motor, or sell/scrap vehicle or what ever.
If you have, say a bad rod bearing and you can fix motor in vehicle follow proceedures outlined in above post.
Oh yah buy a new oil pan for $98 if it can be fixed in vehicle. Or go to salvage yard as I will and get a used one for $15.
Use a strong magnet to make sure any metal reminates are removed from crank and rods.
Cargo Master
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Dude
You aren't going to cut your oil pan in half are you?
That's insane even if it goes perfectly.
And it isn't going to go perfectly. Metal and abrasive shavings being thrown all over your engine internals...
This idea is not good.
That's insane even if it goes perfectly.
And it isn't going to go perfectly. Metal and abrasive shavings being thrown all over your engine internals...
This idea is not good.
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I'm really trying to believe that post was tongue in cheek......
If you cut off your current pan, then where is the logic in getting one from a salvage yard where you have to pick your part? You have already shown you need to cut it to get it out of the vehicle so how are you going to get the salvaged one out in one piece?
If you cut off your current pan, then where is the logic in getting one from a salvage yard where you have to pick your part? You have already shown you need to cut it to get it out of the vehicle so how are you going to get the salvaged one out in one piece?
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Did not work.
Sump is too close to frame cross member.
Jacked up motor instead, took 6 hrs to get oil pan off.
Now after doing the job I think if you would use tin snipps and remove rear 1/3 of pan it would come out, but you would have to destroy the pick up tube too.
I opted for the long day of jacking and wrenching....it's a better way.
Sump is too close to frame cross member.
Jacked up motor instead, took 6 hrs to get oil pan off.
Now after doing the job I think if you would use tin snipps and remove rear 1/3 of pan it would come out, but you would have to destroy the pick up tube too.
I opted for the long day of jacking and wrenching....it's a better way.
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