Help breaking the oil pan seal please!

[Artizan]

I got all the bolts already, including the rear 4 that are a real pain. Now the pan is just held by the old gasket, and for the life of me, I cannot get it to move.

 

Can't find a good angle to get leverage there without risking damaging aluminum on the block (already scraped a little bit naturally like an idiot).

 

How do you get leverage to peel it off??

 

I didn't remove the header, as all the 10mm bolts were readily accessible without it, not sure why people remove the headers for this job.

[Guest]

Thin steel putty knife. Be gentle with it and you won't murder the block surface appreciably.

[JoeInOregon]

What did you have to remove to get to the pan rear bolts , I cant for the life of me see a way to get to those back bolts without removing a pile of stuff.

 

Also pro tip , get a hair dryer out and heat that bad boy up along the sealing edge before you give it a pry

 

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[Artizan]

What did you have to remove to get to the pan rear bolts , I cant for the life of me see a way to get to those back bolts without removing a pile of stuff.

 

Also pro tip , get a hair dryer out and heat that bad boy up along the sealing edge before you give it a pry

 

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You gotta lift up the engine a little.

 

Remove intercooler. Loosen up the pitch mount to let it move.

Underneath the car, remove both engine mount nuts.

Use a 2x4 and lift by the transmission to give you clearance.

 

It's still tight, but at least possible this way.

[silverton]

ball swivel sockets are also a life saver for those bolts in the back