Has anyone done a oil pan gasket. I need to replace my. I have a engine cradle holder. I have most of all the tool and gasket. Does anyone have a full write up or a How-To. I have a 2004 3.8 N/A
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11-16-2013
Has anyone done a oil pan gasket. I need to replace my. I have a engine cradle holder. I have most of all the tool and gasket. Does anyone have a full write up or a How-To. I have a 2004 3.8 N/A
11-16-2013
I have replaced mine on my old GP. Its definitely a pain job to do. Gotta remove motor mounts and raise engine a couple inches. How bad does urs leak
11-16-2013
About 2 quats every oil every change. Also my next job it the lim gasket too.
11-16-2013
Yea get that changed. 1 qrt every oil change seems to be normal according to GM but 2 sure isn't. At least you have a Cherry picker so it makes it a bit easier.
11-16-2013
I don't see the job as too hard with a cherry picker. Just like changing motor mounts with one extra step. There is a video on youtube of a guy doing the job on a 3800, he makes it seem hard though.
I found a newer one, real easy to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f93YWC7aXc
11-16-2013
He has way more to worry about then the gasket. My god I couldn't even make it a minute into the video before stopping it. The cancer is horrible!
11-16-2013
Bro I didn't think changing that gasket would be hard. It took me five hours and alot of cuss words. The bolts for the motor mounts are a *****
11-16-2013
Then it should take a normal person 1 hour
11-16-2013
ExactlyOriginally Posted by REDCOMPG
Then it should take a normal person 1 hour
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This is what I'm using to pick up the motor. It was $50 at harbor freight.
The video nice but the car is a 3.8 III with the aluminum sub-frame.
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It's the same procedure
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Does that have the aluminum pan or the steel pan. If it's the aluminum pan, it's a super easy fix. If it's leaking, most likely it's the steel pan and the hardest part is that darn U bracket that is bolted on the motor. I personally ripped it off, had an aluminum pan and the new bracket waiting. It's worlds easier to swap and do.
11-16-2013
my lim leaks about 1.5 to 2 quarts through the top between the v/c and intake every oil change also depends on the oil i use weirdly enough
11-17-2013
my car has the aluminum sub-frame and a steel oil pan.. how hard would it be to add the aluminum pan. anyone can post the part number and I take a look at the cost. I have the a new oil pan gasket for the steel pan. can it be reused or not.
11-17-2013
GM came out with a TSB years ago on the oil pan leak on these engines. They say to put a 1/4 bead of RTV sealant on each side of the gasket. I use Permatex ultra grey. Considering how much of a pain this job is I always use RTV on the gasket.
11-17-2013
No offense but start using the search on the top of the page before making new threads. Just about everything you'll ever encounter is easily available and very common.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/showthread.php?t=39797
11-17-2013
No Offense taking but I'm on my ipad and it suck to search with.
11-17-2013
Use tapatalk makes it very easy to be on the forums
11-17-2013
Ok download it. Thanks
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