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[Suba_GL_87]

do repaired oil pan gasket on Ej22 ro Ej25 or so?

there's impossible removed oil pan without hoisit jack, jack lever floor for tranny and engine. tell me how to tricky for new gasket on the oil pan?

[Caboobaroo]

There shouldn't be a gasket but rather grey silicone but I think some earlier EJs had gas,to, can't recall for sure.

 

Anyways, unbolt the exhaust, unbolt the engine mounts from the crossmember, unbolt the pitch stopper, and lift the engine. Pan will come out fairly easy once the engine is up far enough. If I was doing it in my garage, I would use the rafters, a come along and some chain, then put a jack under the front diff of the transmission.

[johnceggleston]

yes, you have to lift the engine to replace / redo the oil pan gasket.

 

BUT it may not be the oil pan gasket. there are other things that will leakand are much more common that will make it look like the oil pan gasket is leaking.

 

1/

the oil pump on the front of the engine

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and the oil separator plate on the rear of the engine.

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not to mention the valve cover gaskets.

 

so before you go to all the trouble of replacing the oikl pan gasket, make sure it isn't one or all of these other things.

 

where is the oil on the engine? front, rear?

 

buy some parts cleaner and spray off the area and then watch it closely to see where it comes from when it comes back.

Edited January 15, 2012 by johnceggleston