SteveH
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- 1998
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Hi,
New here - just signed up after 'lurking' for a year or two - picked up a lot of great tips from the forums.
My 1998 4x4 3.0L oil pan has rusted out, and it's got the point where I have to replace it over the next few days. I've already got a new pan, and the felpro rubber gasket, but looking at the forums I'm not certain on the following two issues:
1) Can I replace the pan without removing the motor? I realize I have to lift it, but some posters indicate that (on a 98) it's pretty easy - detach motor mounts, manifolds and lift the motor 'just' a few inches. Others indicate the motor is going to have to come out (I just know other stuff is going to break if I do that). I'm also not clear if I have to detach the transmission.
2) I've got a grey rubber fel-pro gasket (one piece, came with new bolts). Should I use RTV on that at all? (Never used a rubber gasket before, and it didn't come with any instructions)
Apologies if this is on the forums elsewhere - I found several other threads, but it wasn't always clear which year/model they were talking about, and some of the answers seems to contradict each other... Feel free to point me at the answer if it's already posted.
Thanks in advance
Steve
New here - just signed up after 'lurking' for a year or two - picked up a lot of great tips from the forums.
My 1998 4x4 3.0L oil pan has rusted out, and it's got the point where I have to replace it over the next few days. I've already got a new pan, and the felpro rubber gasket, but looking at the forums I'm not certain on the following two issues:
1) Can I replace the pan without removing the motor? I realize I have to lift it, but some posters indicate that (on a 98) it's pretty easy - detach motor mounts, manifolds and lift the motor 'just' a few inches. Others indicate the motor is going to have to come out (I just know other stuff is going to break if I do that). I'm also not clear if I have to detach the transmission.
2) I've got a grey rubber fel-pro gasket (one piece, came with new bolts). Should I use RTV on that at all? (Never used a rubber gasket before, and it didn't come with any instructions)
Apologies if this is on the forums elsewhere - I found several other threads, but it wasn't always clear which year/model they were talking about, and some of the answers seems to contradict each other... Feel free to point me at the answer if it's already posted.
Thanks in advance
Steve