cant take oil pan off, help
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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?
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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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Originally Posted by streetglower
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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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...
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.
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
where do you get this compound to make the new gasket? And autoparts 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.
and BTW LX's have stamped steel oil pans.
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