Can you change the oil pan gasket without removing the engine? How do you do it?

 

I just completed an "in-frame" overhaul earlier this week, I was able to loosen both front motor mounts (the saddle, not the block end) and raise the engine high enough in the engine bay to slide the pan out. you'll want a ratchet with 2 extensions and a universal joint helps. Now, I had the head off mine so I could raise it pretty high, I don't know if you can get it high enough with the head on but it would be worth a shot. Remember to unbolt the fan so it doesn't get into the fan shroud and break it. You may also have to unbolt the oil pickup line if you can't get the motor high enough to get the pan off around it.

 

Drop the pan as far as it will go, then reach up in and unbolt the pickup assy......everything will come out together. Reinstall the same way.....sounds worse than it is. Good luck

 

On mine the pick up tube was not the limiting factor, it was getting the pan to clear the bell housing. I had to lift up the engine as much as it would go with the #6 valve cover off so it would not hit the fire wall.

Don't forget to disconect the boots off the turbo as well as the one between the intake manifold and intercooler.