need advice on oil pan on97 stratus
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RE: need advice on oil pan on97 stratus
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This was a lot of help just in general. My friend and I replaced my oil pan, but it was a lot of work. ('97 2.4) Have a new filter, gasket, and some silicone ready. You only need the silicone at the two points on the block where the metal comes together (on the passenger side).
We had to use jackstands to hold the engine and tranny, and then we had to remove the motormounts to slide the crossmember out of the way so that the oil pan could have enough room to drop down and slide out...it was a tight squeeze and a bit of trouble, the new one went in much easier though. Also, I installed a fumoto valve so that I will never have to do this again.
This was a lot of help just in general. My friend and I replaced my oil pan, but it was a lot of work. ('97 2.4) Have a new filter, gasket, and some silicone ready. You only need the silicone at the two points on the block where the metal comes together (on the passenger side).
We had to use jackstands to hold the engine and tranny, and then we had to remove the motormounts to slide the crossmember out of the way so that the oil pan could have enough room to drop down and slide out...it was a tight squeeze and a bit of trouble, the new one went in much easier though. Also, I installed a fumoto valve so that I will never have to do this again.
