Crushed oil pan

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02SaleenS281

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Well I was jacking my car up from the front, and the jack slipped from the spot I was jacking on and the car landed right on the oil pan. So I lowered the car, hoping maybe it would be ok cause the dent didn't look too bad, started the car and it sounds like the crank is smacking the oil pan or the oil pickup tube, it sounds sick. Anyone know the easiest way to get that pan out??? It's a '02 Saleen S281

 

BlackenedSVT

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ouch. Shouldn't be hard to drop the pan though. Can't remember what the bottom of my stang looks like at the moment, but i'm pretty sure the pan is accessable. The swaybar might be in the way, but i think just draining the oil and removing all the bolts around the pan will do it.

How you didn't damage the crank counter-weights or anything like that

 

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I may have, I hope I didn't......when I started the car I heard the sound it made and shut it off immediately

 

urban96

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probably going to have to drop the k-member to do it

 

blackink00

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yeah the k member or jack the motor up. its going to take a little bit of time to do.

 

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I have a dented oil pan as well. Not to derail your thread in any way, but where would be a good place to pick one up and how much do they run?? (Online Store, Ford, Auto Zone, etc...)?

 

mity2

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i'm almost positive you have to suspend motor, and drop K member to access all the bolts on oil pan. While your at it, it'll be excellent time to do header swap too
This is another one of those thing in our car, like headers.
Although, not difficult, its time consuming...

 

BlackenedSVT

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CANTON 7qt pans

 

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mity2 said:

i'm almost positive you have to suspend motor, and drop K member to access all the bolts on oil pan. While your at it, it'll be excellent time to do header swap too
This is another one of those thing in our car, like headers.
Although, not difficult, its time consuming...

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i agree with mity on this you might as well drop the K-member and support the motor form the top now you can install headers just like mity mentioned

 

damacman

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Now see, that's EXACTLY the way I think . . . Honey, I had to drop the K-member to get the pan off - there is no better time to install headers . . . !

 

oxfordgt

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you will have to drop the K member to get to the bolts. When I did the header install i dropped mine and threw that big clunky thing away. Tubed k member and never have to drop it again.