Hi,
Disconnect the battery. You will need to put the car up on jack stands,
get under the car, drain the oil, remove the catalytic converter (which
can be aggravating without a lift hoist, which I am assuming you don't
have), remove the starter and flywheel cover, remove the oil pan (held
on by about twenty 8mm bolts all the way around), clean the gasket
surface, install a new gasket (put a small amount of RTV in the corners
only!), install the pan (tighten the bolts evenly to about 100 inch
pounds--CAUTION: that is not very tight, do not over tighten!), reinstall
everything, fill the oil, and happy trails.
"Which can be
aggravating" only hints at the misery you will invite when you have to
remove the Y pipe assembly attached to the catalytic converter. Before
you remove the first screw on the oil pan, make sure you can do it. I
spent most of yesterday prepping the surfaces, working the gasket in
from the outside of the pan and getting the silicone and screws done
with 1 1/2 " of clearance, because I couldn't. No leaks, but oh my god.
As my dad would have said "It could make a preacher cuss."
Good luck.
SOURCE: my 2003 ford taurus has oil pan gasket leak just
All you have to do is get under the car with a 1/2" drive ratchet, 3" extension, an extension swivel, and the socket for the bolts on the oil pan. Go through all the bolts and tighten them all up. You will be surprised at how loose some of them are.
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