4kq oil pan removal...

[R Mangas]

   Thanks for the advice!  I may well have other leaking issues, so your tip
is a good one.  Still, I have the gasket and want to look at the oil pickup
and bearing shells anyway, so I'm going in.  Appreciate the insructions
though!

Robert

>From: "Roa, Greg" <Greg.Roa at Cinergy.COM>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>, <porter_dog at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: 4kq oil pan removal...
>Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:36:13 -0400
>
>I believe there are four bolts on the yoke to remove it.  Once you have
>done that, you can access all of the oil pan bolts quite easily.  The whole
>process is rather simple.  I can do a gasket changeout in about an hour and
>a half now.
>
>Make sure that your gasket is actually the problem though.  I spent a lot
>of time chasing down what I thought was a leaking gasket, that turned out
>to be one of the timing cover bolts that was loose.  Oil was leaking around
>the bolt, and running behind the timing belt cover.  I was certain that it
>was the oil pan leaking, so much so, I even put a new pan on.
>
>Good Luck!
>Greg Roa
>Cincinnati, OH
>86' 4kcsq
>93' 90 CS
>83' 944
>
>
>From: "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com>
>To: JShadzi at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: 4kq oil pan removal...
>Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 10:48:24 -0400
>
>
>
>    Thanks Javad!  What about the rearmost bolts though- is the SOP to
>remove
>the lower aluminum yoke thing, or put some crafty tool through the
>too-small-for-what-I-own access holes?
>
>Robert


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