oilpan question..

Feb 24, 2006
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has anyone been able to remove their oilpan(2nd piece) off with the engine mounted onto the car? and if so will any of the permatex rtv work to reseal it? btw it's for a 1jz in a mk3. thanks..
 

chuckmuska2005

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Don't believe there is a way of doing it due to the oil pick up being in the way. Probably looking at undoing your motor mounts as well as the tranny mount and liftin her up a bit. ps do unhook the mid section of the driveshaft to the output on the transmission.
 

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chuckmuska2005;1093003 said:
Don't believe there is a way of doing it due to the oil pick up being in the way. Probably looking at undoing your motor mounts as well as the tranny mount and liftin her up a bit. ps do unhook the mid section of the driveshaft to the output on the transmission.

Did mine and used toyota fipg gasket. it can be done but pita.
 
Feb 24, 2006
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do i really need to lift the motor a bit just to remove the bottom piece of the oil pan? DAMMIT!! all because i dropped one of my keepers now i need to do more work..
 

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chuckmuska2005;1093003 said:
Don't believe there is a way of doing it due to the oil pick up being in the way. Probably looking at undoing your motor mounts as well as the tranny mount and liftin her up a bit. ps do unhook the mid section of the driveshaft to the output on the transmission.
If the pickup's in the way, you just take it off! You need to take it off anyways to get the upper pan off.


YES, you can take the full oil pan out with the motor in the car. NO, it's not as hard as it sounds. What you need to do is un-bolt the motor mounts, and pul the motor up as high as you can (when teh hellhousing is pressed up against the tunnel). There's enough play in the driveshaft so you don't need to disconnect it. This will give you JUST enough room to slide the upper pan between the crosmember, and bellhousing. It only takes 30 minutes or so to do it.
 

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Definitly use the Toyota FIPG (form in place gasket) sealer from a toyota dealership. It may cost close to $20 a tube but its worth it. Dont use permatex sealer unless you feel like changing the gasket again.
 
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annoyingrob;1093476 said:
If the pickup's in the way, you just take it off! You need to take it off anyways to get the upper pan off.


YES, you can take the full oil pan out with the motor in the car. NO, it's not as hard as it sounds. What you need to do is un-bolt the motor mounts, and pul the motor up as high as you can (when teh hellhousing is pressed up against the tunnel). There's enough play in the driveshaft so you don't need to disconnect it. This will give you JUST enough room to slide the upper pan between the crosmember, and bellhousing. It only takes 30 minutes or so to do it.

mann... i'm just dreading to do this job. so now i need to remove the shifter, tranny mounts and motor mounts? or do i just leave the tranny mounts and shifter in place while i lift the engine?
 

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slidingsidewayz;1093773 said:
mann... i'm just dreading to do this job. so now i need to remove the shifter, tranny mounts and motor mounts? or do i just leave the tranny mounts and shifter in place while i lift the engine?

I was wondering the same thing as I have a nasty oil leak from my lower pan as well... :cry:
 
Feb 24, 2006
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so i was wrenching yesterday, i lifted my engine and removed all of the oilpan bolts.. but now i can't seperate the bottom oilpan from the top part of the pan.. the glue is on there pretty well and after spending about 1hr 1/2, i got pretty frustrated.. any special tips you guys and what or how to do this?
 
Feb 24, 2006
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here's the update, last night when i was reinstalling the pan, i snapped the last bolt i was tightening. i couldn't believe it, and now i'm really irritated about everything and that i just wanted to know it there's going to be a very bad oil leak since there's one oil pan bolt missing? i put alot of the toyota's fipg on btw.


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3bond 1207b is superior to Toyota FIPG, you don't need much as it just ozzes into the inside of the crankcase and if it comes free can cause pickup problems.

If you overtighten the bolts you'll just squeeze the RTV out as the pan deforms and it'll leak.
 
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i'll take a pic of it tonite when i get home.. so should i just remove the pan again and reapply the fipg sealant and not tighten them as much?

but i think it should be fine since i really cleaned all the grease and plus it going to the a couple of days until i'll poor oil into the engine, so it'll be completely cured/dry till then..
 

freemoneey

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slidingsidewayz;1104854 said:
i'll take a pic of it tonite when i get home.. so should i just remove the pan again and reapply the fipg sealant and not tighten them as much?

but i think it should be fine since i really cleaned all the grease and plus it going to the a couple of days until i'll poor oil into the engine, so it'll be completely cured/dry till then..

Sorry, about possibly hijacking yuur thread, but would the same technique apply from the 1J to a 7M?
I do have a nasty oil leak coming from the oil pan gasket myself. AND my Supra was sitting for a couple of months until i had all the parts for the auto-5speed swap, then i finished the swap and i had this damn oil pan that i trace to the oil pan gasket:cry: