Posted by ScottyHOMEy on October 07, 2008 at 10:35:34 from (70.105.228.59):
In Reply to: Re: first oil change posted by 7lazy77 on October 07, 2008 at 10:00:27:
I hear ya'. You'll get advice all over the board here, which is not to say that any of it is bad. We've all had different experiences, some more than others, good and bad, with any job. Some folks are more cautious than others. Some never heard of caution. It can be difficult to sort through it.
From what you've described thus far, dropping the pan or opening up the valve cover is a "can't hurt, might help" at this stage.
If you decide you want to, dropping the pan is not hard. What you'll find is that four of the bolts are of a different length than the others. They're in the middle of the front and rear ends of the pan, between the corners. They're of a different length (longer, like 1-1/2" while the rest are 3/4" or so), but they also won't take as much torque as the others when you go to put them back, as they thread into the aluminum/potmetal (not sure which) retainer blocks surrounding the front and rear felt oil seals on the crank and will strip the female thread if you tighten them down too hard.
It's tips like that that we can help you with. That and (I know you're sick of me sayin' this) havin' a new gasket on hand. It's a simple cork gasket, but they get brittle with age and will break coming off, especially if the last guy used any kind of adhesive in putting it on.
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