I need quick help (oil pan problem)

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Apr 4, 2007 | 06:14 PM

VQmaxi17

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I need quick help (oil pan problem)

I've been looking around and could'nt find any help on this.... but my lower oil pan WONT budge... any suggestions??

Apr 4, 2007 | 07:40 PM

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remove all the bolts, then wedge in a flat head screw drive and pry it loose. It should be pretty well sealed up with rtv which can be trouble some to pry free.

the flathead should do the trick, pry at it from a few different angles.

Apr 4, 2007 | 07:43 PM

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but be careful not to put and gouges in the bottem of the engine.

Apr 6, 2007 | 09:44 AM

VQmaxi17

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Ok, thats what I thought I should do, but I knew that its aluminum so I thought that it would be a bad idea... but i got it off without any gouges... thanks for the help.