oil pan

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:04 pm

how hard is it to change da oil pan? can i do it myself easily or anyting i should worry about?

Oil-leak · Post by **Oil-leak** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:11 pm

It's easy to change the oil pan, all you got are about 11 screws to unscrew.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:29 am

yeah, changing the oil pan is a cake walk...

definatly not one of the things to be afraid of on a neon, just dont strip the bolts putting it back on...

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:28 am

sounds like ima have it easy, my drain plug leaks oil so i just going to change da oil pan

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:05 am

ah, yeah, that happened to me too... i made the mistake of letting one of those valvoline quick change places change my oil....dumbass stripped the drain plug and it kept leaking.....

Oil-leak · Post by **Oil-leak** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:07 pm

contagious18 wrote:sounds like ima have it easy, my drain plug leaks oil so i just going to change the oil pan

Is the oil hole stripped? If the oil pan hole is stripped, just tap the hole to the next suitable oversize and install a larger bolt, then flush out the oil pan with some cheap motor oil. Worked for me.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:29 pm

Yeah but then he has to find someone with a reamer the right size. It's still a viable option, however.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:22 pm

actually, most oversized plugs can do the cutting themselves...but i dont like oversized plugs

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:20 pm

I'd prefer a universal rubber plug to an oversize plug. Seen oversize plugs fail.

But what he is talking about is drilling and tapping the hole to 14mm and using a 14xX plug. Not forcing an oversize plug in.

Personally I would drill and tap, but I have the resources to do it.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:47 am

Oil-leak wrote:
contagious18 wrote:sounds like ima have it easy, my drain plug leaks oil so i just going to change the oil pan
Is the oil hole stripped? If the oil pan hole is stripped, just tap the hole to the next suitable oversize and install a larger bolt, then flush out the oil pan with some cheap motor oil. Worked for me.

already did, hole still leaks and its killing me. i just want it fixed for good

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:58 am

When you put the pan back on you're going to need some RTV to apply where the bed plate meets the oil pump.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:19 am

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:35 am

Silicone sealer.

It comes in a tube, blue, black or orange, all you wll need is the blue stuff. the orange is hi-temp and black is like super goop. you can use the black if you want.

One brand is permatex

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:05 am

oh ok my dad has tons of dat stuff

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:19 pm

The RTV should be "sensor safe" something to do with the outgassing when it cures or ages it messes up the sensors. Prolly o2 sensors not too sure what other ones could be harmed unless the map sensor is also affected by the crankcase gasses via the pcv system.

Ahh, O2 sensor.... http://www.permatex.com/documents/tds/i ... /80023.pdf