Raising Engine

[jsviking08]

I have to raise the engine to get back to take off my oil pan. I was wanting to know if I could jack up the egine a litte and raise it up just to give me the little extra room i need to get it off?

[black98V6]

Re: Raising Engine

sure, pop the hood, take the weight off the engine mounts, take the bolts out and you can raise it up some. I would think the trans is going to hit the tunnel before the intake hits the cowl but i'm not entirely sure. I'd be more worried about getting it up enough to make the pan clear the crankshaft.

[jsviking08]

Re: Raising Engine

what is the best way to give me enough room to get to the crankshaft through the oil pan? Raise the engine through the top enough to fix some little fingers in or what?

[black98V6]

Re: Raising Engine

that I don't know, but I do know people here have changed their oil pan gasket maybe that is the right question to ask? I'd be interested to know also becasue I know I have some oil leaks and it would be nice to know if that was something I could do myself without pulling the engine.

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Raising Engine

drop the cross member.