ok. so iv come to a hault at trying to remove my oil pan. i look up how other people have done it and no one has had this problem. iv got all the bolts out, starter off. engine raise. but theres a problem. the oil coolant unit that sits with the oil filter unit, wont let it drop down. the pan might come down a 1/8 inch. i see no bolts to take out of it, just some sealant around the top of it. so my question is this. is there any other thing i can do to get the pan out or am i gonna have to take all that off?

 

Being that you did not mention what engine you are working with, I am guessing the engine is using the stock GM oil cooler. You need to look up into the bottom of the oil cooler. There is a large nut in the center of the cooler holding it to a short pipe coming from the block. Remove the nut and the oil cooler will fall out.

 

I was flustered on that as well recently. He is right, it isn't held on very snug. I took some pliers and gripped the fitting and with a slight turn it loosened up and the cooler came right off.

It also made it A LOT easier for replacing the pan gasket and working around the pan with those lines out of the way. I went ahead and left mine off and you can get the bypass hose from OReilly for around $17.

 

im sorry, it is the stock cooler and its an lt1. but i was hopeing i wouldnt have to do that cause my headers come right by where the cooler and filter go. i have an adapter on it right now. so id have to take my drives side header off to get that off. this is turning into more then i expected. but when does it ever not. thanks for the info.

 

Agreed, start one piece of work and end up with multiple. Good luck, have fun.

 

 

what book is that from craby?

 

factory service manual 93 camaro.