Hello.
I will be re-sealing my lower oil pan this weekend (maybe this evening) and I just wanted to ask if there are any tips that people have to make this go well.
So far my plan is as follows:
- Jack up car and put on jack stands.
- Remove front sway bar.
- Remove front frame brace.
- Drain oil.
- Unbolt brackets around oil pan.
- Unbolt and remove oil pan (be careful to not bend lip)
- Clean block surface and clean oil pan surface.
- Install 4 - 2.5 inch M6x1.0 studs onto block to easily align oil pan without disturbing gasket bead.
- Apply Reinzosil gasket material in a bead to block surface
- Install oil pan and loosely screw in oil pan bolts.
- Torque bolts in 2 passes in star pattern. 5 N-M then 9 N-M.
- Allow gasket to cure for at least 1-hour (I may let it cure overnight)
- Re-install brace and sway bar.
- Add oil to proper level.
Anything suggestions or anything that I have missed? Thanks.