Fixing oil pan?

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

Get a new oil pan.  The new oem ones are thicker and use a better
(rubber and metal) gasket.  make sure you get new bolts that are
longer.  You my want to get allen headed ones for at least at the
transmission side 'cause they are hard to get to.  I would just take all
the bolts out and try to drop the oil pan straight down.  A big plastic
sheet will contain the mess.  I sure you could find a jh short block
that someone will part with the oil pan cheap if you ask.

Eric Anastas wrote:
> 
> A few weeks ago I went to change the oil in my car ('86 8v) for the first
> time since I bought it a few months ago. I started unscrewing the oil drain
> plug, and was suprised at how easy it was to turn. It kept turning and
> turning, but wasn't comming out of the oil pan any further. So looks like
> it's stripped. Soooo
> 
> 1) I could just drill out the old hole and cut new threads with a tap/die (I
> always forget which is which). And of course get a new bolt
> 
> 2) Just get a new oil pan.
> 
> Regardless of what I do, I'm trying to figure out a *CLEAN* (controled
> stream) way of getting the oil in the engine out. ( The best thing I can
> think of is to just unscrew the oil filter, but then there will still be oil
> in oil pan. So who's got a suggestion?
> 
> Oh and also. I'm in seattle, where the summer climate ranges from 70-90,
> what kind of oil should I put in my car? I looked in the bentely but it
> really didn't seem straight forward. Either SAE 20W-50 or SAE 20W-40 for the
> multi grade oils.
> 
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