@@hectorruiz4239 loose the power steering rack, take off the two engine mount bolts that are 18mm nuts on the bottom of the engine cradle, jack up engine at the transmission to give you a few more inches of room and cut out part of the cross member you don’t need it. That’s how I did mine still a pain in the ass. I believe book time to do it is 8 hours. If you don’t want to cut anything you will need to remove the engine cradle completely and a car lift would be necessary, you would still need to use an engine hoist to support the engine or use a pole jack to hold the engine up in place.
There is a ton of unnecessary work being done here. The oil pan only needs to be dropped a little bit to access the pickup tube bolt. Although this will make it easier to seat the pickup tube and make sure the O-ring isn't pinched. If you need more room to drop the pan lower you can jack the engine up another inch or so. The other option is there is a kit you can buy online or fabricate yourself that allows you to cut out the cross brace, weld some mounting plates to it and drill new holes for mounting. This makes the cross brace removable. Anyhow, I appreciate the video. I just hate to see people working harder than they need to.
Im trying to change my oil pan gasket now and damn what a struggle. Do you happen to know where l buy one of the kits you are talking about if l kit it?
I can't find them online one anymore, but there is a member on the Camaro5 forums that makes and sells them. Check out this thread: www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=464770 His member name is CFD and you can send him a PM to see if he still makes/sells them. I know he used to make them in batches and sell them.
@@AceelmetricYes, definitely the motor mounts. They are very easy to unbolt on 5th gens. You really just need to mostly loosen or remove the bolts from the top. Just gotta be careful when jacking up to not damage the pan. Think I used a 1x4 on top of my jack puck to spread out the force on the area being lifted. Also, if you lift too high the engine will hit the firewall. I damaged my trans pan when I did my engine swap by being careless, although it is substantially thinner than the oil pan. (cast vs. stamped)
