Oil Pan remove for Timing Chain Replace?

[Twil]

Do I really need to remove the oil pan for a timing chain replacement? If so, what gasket type should I get?

My front cover gasket set has a front oil pan gasket included (but it is only the very front of the oil pan gaskets, looks like the pan stays on to me)???

Brandon

 

[granatl]

I believe that when I had to do this same thing a few years ago, I was told to throw away the partial pan gasket. Cut off the existing pan gasket. And then use generous amount of Right Stuff on the oil pan lip.

 

[salvageV6]

PULL THE PAN!!!

I had leaks not doing it.

New cork gasket.

Clean the pan thoroughly and tack the new gasket to the pan with RTV or moulding glue sticky contact yellow glue stuff.

Inspect and clean the oil pickup tube as well, new gasket for that too.

Beats having leaks.

Do the rear main seal at this time if it is leaking.

 

[BJM]

You will find 50% of people on each side of this one. You can take the cover off leaving the pan in place and decide what to do only when ready to reassemble. In my case the gasket was fine so I dental flossed it down to each hole to allow me to realign the cover without pushin it out of the way. Worked fine. 2 years later I pulle the pan and everything was still fine.

 

[2QUIK6]

If I had mine to do over agin, I would remove the pan, gives you a chance to clean the crap out of the pickup screen if its a high mile motor. Can be done without removing, just make sure you use lots of sealer at the corners, like the Right Stuff or Ultra Black.
It can be difficult to get the gasket back in place.

 

[TJLIMITEDTR]

pan removal

just did my timing cover, i removed the pan and am glad i did, i installed a new rear main seal , cleaned the pickup screan( which was full of my old rear main seal)and put it all back together with absolutely no leaks. Sure would hate to see you take a short cut and have leaks.