1998 Dodge Dakota Oil Pan Removal

1998 DODGE DAKOTA
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BRNBRNN
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we have been working hard to replace the oil pump and we cant get the oil pan off the oil pressure dropped and we changed the oil and checked so we are having so many problems with removing the oil pan any suggestions
Feb 9, 2007 at 11:21 AM
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On most trucks you need to unbolt the engine mounts, loosen the trannsmission mounts and jack the engine up four or five inches to get the oil pan out to change the oil pump.

You'll probably have to loosen or unbolt a few things around the engine to get that kind of vertical movement. I know the fan shroud gets in the way. After you have the engine jacked up, drop the oil pan, reach up in and unbolt the oil pump and pickup tube, drop them into the pan and pull the pan out. You won't be able to get the pan out unless you first unbolt the oil pump and pickup tube.

Make sure you put a new oil pan gasket on when you put it back together. Good luck. I hope this helps.
Feb 9, 2007 at 12:29 PM

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Unbolt the engine mounts, loosen the transmission mounts, and carefully jack the engine up about four or five inches after clearing items such as the fan shroud. Drop the oil pan, unbolt the oil pump and pickup tube, lower them into the pan, and then remove the pan. Install a new oil pan gasket during reassembly.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1998 Dodge Dakota could not remove the oil pan while replacing the oil pump after low oil pressure and an oil change. The expert explained that the engine must be raised several inches and the oil pump and pickup tube unbolted and lowered into the pan before the pan can come out. A new oil pan gasket should be used on reassembly.

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