Hey Guys,
Well today when driving around in the wet weather and stopping at a friends house I noticed I was making a small trail of oil. Well it was more of a steady drip. I tried to figure out where is was coming from without actually getting under the car since I didn't have a jack handy. I thought at first it was my oil filter leaking a little bit but I narrowed it down to a spot most likely midway through the engine and on the passenger side. This leads me to think it is the oil pan gasket that finally let loose. It was leaking on me in the past but never dripped.
My question is, how hard is it to install the oil pan gasket without pulling the engine or dropping the k member? I am also worried about when I pull the old gasket off and getting debris in the oil pan. Is there any way to stop this?
I am smaller and have smaller hands. I know to get a one piece rubber gasket to do the job. I also have heard of people just unbolting the pan and snaking it through to get it on. I am about to just call it quits on this car if I can't get this done correctly.
Thanks for reading,
- Dan
Well today when driving around in the wet weather and stopping at a friends house I noticed I was making a small trail of oil. Well it was more of a steady drip. I tried to figure out where is was coming from without actually getting under the car since I didn't have a jack handy. I thought at first it was my oil filter leaking a little bit but I narrowed it down to a spot most likely midway through the engine and on the passenger side. This leads me to think it is the oil pan gasket that finally let loose. It was leaking on me in the past but never dripped.
My question is, how hard is it to install the oil pan gasket without pulling the engine or dropping the k member? I am also worried about when I pull the old gasket off and getting debris in the oil pan. Is there any way to stop this?
I am smaller and have smaller hands. I know to get a one piece rubber gasket to do the job. I also have heard of people just unbolting the pan and snaking it through to get it on. I am about to just call it quits on this car if I can't get this done correctly.
Thanks for reading,
- Dan