alloriginaltone
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Replaced oil pan gasket. YouTube videos are always helpful, but here's what I learned:
1. First, I had the axle off...so I didn't have to worry about wrestling my way around it.
2. The starter really needs to come off to do this the most easily. It's especially important when you reinstall the pan. It's very easy to remove...so just take it off and support it with a cord. 14mm on bottom and 15mm on top for me.
3. The Felpro gasket snap-up inserts are a great concept...however be careful with the ones in the back at the main seal. As I was trying to wrestle the pan into place it slid back and I snapped the inserts off...I managed to get them out of the engine block but as I was about halfway to putting on the bolts for the pan I realized I couldn't account for the missing pieces...so I took off the pan...and there they were in the bottom of the pan. Removed the pan again (ugh) got them out...and reinstalled.
4. This brings me to my last point. The BleepinJeep video shows a full top and bottom seal of RTV on the gasket and pan for the front and rear semicircles. Gets messy putting it in...and especially messy if you have to remove during installation as I did. Probably just following the factory guidelines for the four corners would have been sufficient.
1. First, I had the axle off...so I didn't have to worry about wrestling my way around it.
2. The starter really needs to come off to do this the most easily. It's especially important when you reinstall the pan. It's very easy to remove...so just take it off and support it with a cord. 14mm on bottom and 15mm on top for me.
3. The Felpro gasket snap-up inserts are a great concept...however be careful with the ones in the back at the main seal. As I was trying to wrestle the pan into place it slid back and I snapped the inserts off...I managed to get them out of the engine block but as I was about halfway to putting on the bolts for the pan I realized I couldn't account for the missing pieces...so I took off the pan...and there they were in the bottom of the pan. Removed the pan again (ugh) got them out...and reinstalled.
4. This brings me to my last point. The BleepinJeep video shows a full top and bottom seal of RTV on the gasket and pan for the front and rear semicircles. Gets messy putting it in...and especially messy if you have to remove during installation as I did. Probably just following the factory guidelines for the four corners would have been sufficient.