1996 Oldsmobile Ciera how to change an oil pan on an 1986 o

1996 OLDSMOBILE CIERA
200,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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WEAPONHEAD
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ok... i have an 86 olds cutlass ceara 4cyl 2.5L 2 door... i have a crazy oil leak... i patched it a few times... keeps coming back. got a new oil pan to replace it but i cant get to the bolts holding the pan on... the trany is sitting ontop or under... however you wanna say it. how to i get the pan off... i REFUSE to let this car die because of this small prob.

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Oct 10, 2009 at 8:25 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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you must lift engine up in order to replace the oil pan gasket and / or oil pan ..


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Oct 10, 2009 at 8:37 PM
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