I'm changing out my oil pan this saturday because it is leaking about a quart of oil a week and in order to do that i need to raise the engine a few inches to get some of the bolts off the old oil pan. What is the best way to go about raising it. Or where can i connect the engine lift. I have access to a full shop with every thing i need i just need to know how to lift it
there is a thread on this forum how to remove oil pan my hell i believe its called. Idk what year or model you have but i tried doing this job with just a lift and some high jacks and it didnt work out that well, i eventually had to use a cherry picker cus my car kept wanting to come off the lift.
so anyway ill explain a quick write up on it for you
remove front engine mounts
drop cradle a bit but do not remove bolts completly by loosening the back bolts
remove lower engine mount bracket bolts (these are a ***** to get to and even a more ***** to put them back in) you need offset wrenches and small hands there are 3 i think total maby 4 then the engine mount bolts(2 total)
now your going to have to raise the engine ( like i said i tried jacking up the engine with 2 high jacks but i kept having issues with the space and my car kept wanting to lift off the lift and i had a cpl close calls with it almost coming off untill i said **** this lowered the car and used a cherry picker
Trust me the job isnt as easy as you think it is this took me 13 hours granted i couldnt get my cradle bolts loose so that made it more of a *****
I would not do this again
oh and while your at it order a new engine mount cus these things go and ull have to do it all over again in order to replace it anyway
oh and mine was a 2000 gtp
Edit: found the writeup for you
http://www.grandprixforums.net/oil-pan-removal-my-how-my-hell-55746.html#post737120
