[Roadsters] Oil pan removal

[Stan Chernoff]

Linda,

Just drain the oil and remove the bolts and nuts and it will drop 
straight down with nothing in the way.  The gasket may be stuck and 
need some persuasion to come loose.

I once removed a pan with the oil still in it because I had changed 
the oil pump and then there was no oil pressure.  I had installed the 
oil pump gasket backwards at about 8:00 pm the day before leaving for 
Shasta on the first trip the car made after sitting for 12 years.  I 
reinstalled the pan with the oil still in it.

Stan
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At 12:53 PM 1/30/2009, ljordan704 at netscape.net wrote:
>I'm getting some conflicting opinions on removing the oil pan on a 
>1600. Some say you must pull the engine to remove. Others say not 
>necessary. What is the consensus, or are there any tricks to use?
>Thanks,
>
>Linda