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;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.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.
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.
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?
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..