Upper oil pan replacement
04-13-2014, 06:01 PM
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Upper oil pan replacement
So today while changing my oil I decided to Change out a bad oil sensor. Ya that was a huge mistake. My question is , has anyone had any success with changing the upper oil pan out without pulling the motor?Thanks
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04-13-2014, 06:42 PM
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04-13-2014, 07:35 PM
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pull the block...and while the block is out install a built motor and nothing goes better with a built motor like twin turbos...
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04-14-2014, 08:46 AM
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Ill probably do that. Ive been reading on here and people are saying that the upper oil pan is around $100 from the dealer. The dealer near me wants $300 for it and I saw online at another dealer it was $205. Anyone have a good source for the upper oil pan? Thanks again
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I just removed my upper oil pan to get my timing cover installed.
Once you jack the engine up using a engine support bar like the one in the picture,
and pull the front cross-member, it's not to bad.
I got the support bar at Harbor Freight for about $70.00
Once you jack the engine up using a engine support bar like the one in the picture,
and pull the front cross-member, it's not to bad.
I got the support bar at Harbor Freight for about $70.00
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You could disconnect the trans, exhaust and motor mounts and just lift (with a hoist) the engine 6 - 12 inches or so. i did it without disconnecting anything and could only get it about 4 inches, but i was able to pull the upper pan and clean the gasket material and re-gasket it. It was a huge pain in the ***. but so is pulling the engine.
11-27-2018, 08:18 AM
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I KNOW this is an OLD thread BUT JCCLARK's photo really helps my question here.
I've got to do something similar (replacing oil pump, timing chain etc), and I am buying the same kind of engine support bar.
Where is good to support it on the engine ? + straps or chains ?
12-13-2018, 06:00 PM
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I KNOW this is an OLD thread BUT JCCLARK's photo really helps my question here.
I've got to do something similar (replacing oil pump, timing chain etc), and I am buying the same kind of engine support bar.
Where is good to support it on the engine ? + straps or chains ?
I've got to do something similar (replacing oil pump, timing chain etc), and I am buying the same kind of engine support bar.
Where is good to support it on the engine ? + straps or chains ?
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12-17-2018, 07:42 AM
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I’m a bit late but I’d like to answer what I did both times I removed the upper oil pan. I used an engine hoist. Somehow I got it out the first time without removing the crossmember but I couldn’t remember how on the second time so I dropped it. I used a seat belt to secure it as I couldn’t find a good spot to attach my load leveler. And I think I just wrapped it around the exhaust manifolds.
I'm doing the work from this weekend onward. I have the support bar, and I bought a couple of 1ton supporting straps too, and from what I can see they'll go under the engine mount brackets.
I'll link up some photo's once I get down to it !
04-17-2019, 12:28 PM
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Hey JCCCLARK. Thanks for posting this on the forum. I am planning to reseal my upper oil pan as well. Which areas did you chain your engine to support it? Thanks!
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Can you tell me how you secured it to the engine? Im about to do this weekend and remove the subframe but I cant find any resources on telling me how to secure the engine. I read that Nissan uses engine slinger. Did you buy them? These mount to the engine it seems. Thanks in advance.
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