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Old Jul 4, 2005
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cant take oil pan off, help

I unscrewed all visible nuts and bolts that hol it, it's not comming off!
Also I noticed, my oil pan made out of aluminum and uses a paste, rather then "normal gsket".
Is there a special technick I need to use? Tools?

Please help
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There should be a few corners of the oil pan that you can pry on with a pry bar, that is the only way it will come off. After a few prys in each of the corners, it should come loose. And the gasket is a liquid gasket. before you install the new one, make sure to clean off the old surface on the block and the oil pan, and install a bead of gasket around the pan and reinstall. Make sure to let it sit for 30-60 minutes before you fill with oil. Then check for leaks.
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aluminum is better, the lx models have a plastic one.
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There should be a few corners of the oil pan that you can pry on with a pry bar, that is the only way it will come off. After a few prys in each of the corners, it should come loose. And the gasket is a liquid gasket. before you install the new one, make sure to clean off the old surface on the block and the oil pan, and install a bead of gasket around the pan and reinstall. Make sure to let it sit for 30-60 minutes before you fill with oil. Then check for leaks.
Thx, I will try it now again with a pry bar
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Originally Posted by Civic_RedLine
aluminum is better, the lx models have a plastic one.
Where are you getting this information from? The oil pans are all made of stamped steel.
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Yeah, its off now!
I used mini-pry bar, as advised, and pulled it off corenrs. It came off, but the hell, it was difficult, it did not want to let go..it was holding to the cylynder block as mother to her child...
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Originally Posted by Civic_RedLine
aluminum is better, the lx models have a plastic one.
hmmmm......what are you smoking.....lol. My engine wouldve blown by now since ive ran over a bunch of road kills with my oil pan so i highly doubt its plastic
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where do you get this compound to make the new gasket? And autoparts store?
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walmart has it, autozone, and oreilly
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
where do you get this compound to make the new gasket? And autoparts store?
Yep, auto parts store..
Also it was pain in the butt to put back on, but its finaly done.
The most difficult part if the project so far..
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Honda sells a REALLY good silicone its called honda bond as i recall. Think it was retail like $15 a tube and works REAL good!

and BTW LX's have stamped steel oil pans.
 
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