Long story short, the morons that had the car before me cross threaded the drain plug hole. I have a universal stopper crap thingy in there right now untill i can get it fixed. I think i want to just replace the oilpan because its only about 90. How much of a process is it to remove the pan? I havent looked at it with the thoughts of replacing and the service manual doesnt really say if there are any motor mounts or support bars in the way. Anyone know?

 

Pretty sure it's just bolts on the bottom, nothing in the way other that a dust shield for the flywheel. Which unbolts from underneath also.

 

youre forgetting that theres an exhaust manifold in the way.

 

no there is a cross member that has to be removed and the bolts that hold it if you need a new pan i have one you can have$ 50 and its yours www.g2ic.com has a write up and pictures of how to remove the pan

 

Oh yea, I forgot about that little thing.

 

Just make sure you use a razor and scrape the remaining sealant off the engine before installing the oil pan. The bolts and nuts don't take that much torque to seal so be sure not to over tighten them.