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  • removing the oil pan.

    yes I made that mistake that everyone does. So what is the procedure for removing the oil pan? Are there alternative methods?

    I was thinking possibly dropping the oil pan where it is right now and bending the dipstick out, snipping it and pull the remainder out.
    Lance 'never-ending 88na2t project' Landry
    I sell Z stuff when I'm not being lazy.
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    Wait what is the mistake that everyone makes? does it have to do with the dipstick? Maybe i'm a dipstick cause I dont know what you are talking about. Or maybe everyone who has made the mistake is a dipstick LOL
    85 Z31 6.0 LSX turbo 766whp/792wtq
    04 GTO, LS6, big cam, porting, N20... underway for summertime daily driver.

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    • #3
      I hate you.... heh
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      I sell Z stuff when I'm not being lazy.
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      • #4
        Seriously???What mistake is this?
        ""You gota watch out in this weather. Its when them white boys with their turbos come out to play" Mr. Rimpson - UTI Instructor, refering to a slightly damp 50 degree day.

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        • #5
          GotFast? wrote: Seriously???What mistake is this?
          Putting the pan on with the dipstick installed? Who hasnt done that at least once?

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          • #6
            Oh....Never made that one...maybe thats why i didnt understand.

            Im assuming it breaks the dipstick in the pan??
            ""You gota watch out in this weather. Its when them white boys with their turbos come out to play" Mr. Rimpson - UTI Instructor, refering to a slightly damp 50 degree day.

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            • #7
              I almost did that once. 8)
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              • #8
                GotFast? wrote: Oh....Never made that one...maybe thats why i didnt understand.

                Im assuming it breaks the dipstick in the pan??
                It does not break it, gets hung up and stuck on the part that keeps it from touching the crankshaft.

                Selling left over z31 parts from an 85.

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                • #9
                  Shitty dipstick situations

                  Terrible idea putting those wheels on...

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                  • #10
                    OHHHH that mistake! Yeah I've never made that one either. I usually build the engine on the stand then put the oil and the dipstick in the engine at the same time after the engine is in the car.

                    As far as to answer the question tho, I would think the easiest way to do it would be to un bolt the motor mounts, Jack the engine as high as you can(dont know how if its the oil pan you gotta pull, maybe by the tranny? :shock: ) then that would give you the most room to work with. Or use a cherry picker. Or just pull the cross member or the engine.
                    85 Z31 6.0 LSX turbo 766whp/792wtq
                    04 GTO, LS6, big cam, porting, N20... underway for summertime daily driver.

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                    • #11
                      unbolt motor mounts jack motor up as high as u can, that should do it

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                      • #12
                        Z31SPL wrote: unbolt motor mounts jack motor up as high as u can, that should do it
                        He should jack up the motor under the oil pan right?
                        85 Z31 6.0 LSX turbo 766whp/792wtq
                        04 GTO, LS6, big cam, porting, N20... underway for summertime daily driver.

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                        • #13
                          [quote]SATAN wrote:
                          Originally posted by Z31SPL
                          unbolt motor mounts jack motor up as high as u can, that should do it
                          He should jack up the motor under the oil pan right?
                          Right, and then undo all the bolts,

                          Lick everyone of them,

                          Then undo the jack handle as fast as he can,

                          and run around his car 10 times.

                          The dipstick will FLY right out

                          Terrible idea putting those wheels on...

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                          • #14
                            jack it up by way of a cherry picker attached to the lift points on the motor, dee de deeeeeeeeeeee

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                            • #15
                              So if you bolt the oilpan on with the dipstick in and start the car what happens? the dipstick hits the crank and gets chewed up?

                              The reason I ask is the guy I bought my car from said the oil stick got chewed up and the remains are in the pan somewhere.
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