Maybe I am just missing something I’m not sure. Oil pan is unbolted and loose, bottom motor mount bolts are off, engine is jacked up from tranny high as it can go. Engine is high enough to clear the pan from the frame bar but I have a solid black plastic fan guard that keeps me from pushing the pan far enough forward to drop the back of the pan under the frame. Tried to get pic of this guard to show what I’m talking about. Has anyone been able to drop the pan with out removing this guard if so any pointers? I’ve played with it for over a hour and just can’t seem to get out. My next step is to remove the whole radiator and fan assembly. Smh thanks for any advise.
Removing oil pan on a 2018
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Had the same issue, had to raise the motor more to go forward and back like your talking about. Doing in buddy's garage (he's the mechanic not me), he had these laying around that we made work to get it high enough.
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Maybe I am just missing something I’m not sure. Oil pan is unbolted and loose, bottom motor mount bolts are off, engine is jacked up from tranny high as it can go. Engine is high enough to clear the pan from the frame bar but I have a solid black plastic fan guard that keeps me from pushing the pan far enough forward to drop the back of the pan under the frame. Tried to get pic of this guard to show what I’m talking about. Has anyone been able to drop the pan with out removing this guard if so any pointers? I’ve played with it for over a hour and just can’t seem to get out. My next step is to remove the whole radiator and fan assembly. Smh thanks for any advise.
Getting the oil pan past the plastic shroud on the Slingshots equipped with it can be a pain. We typically either remove that plastic shroud completely or trim it back during the installation to clear the pan while doing installs here. If you have someone to help pull up on the plastic shroud while removing the pan, that makes it a little easier if you are keeping the plastic shroud in place, but it is even trickier getting the pan back in with the RTV sealant on the pan if you are not using an oil pan gasket.
Also, when jacking up the engine, make sure to loosen the bolts holding the coolant overflow tank, that gives a little more room to jack the engine up.
Hope that helps,
Dave
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Thanks I did a search like you said. It’s looking like either people cut out or removed the behind radiator heat shroud pain in the butt. But I can def see if i was able to push all the way to the actual fan that the pan would come right out. Thanks for the help
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Thanks I did a search like you said. It’s looking like either people cut out or removed the behind radiator heat shroud pain in the butt. But I can def see if i was able to push all the way to the actual fan that the pan would come right out. Thanks for the help
Welcome to the forum - lots of good info here for sure!
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Display MoreGetting the oil pan past the plastic shroud on the Slingshots equipped with it can be a pain. We typically either remove that plastic shroud completely or trim it back during the installation to clear the pan while doing installs here. If you have someone to help pull up on the plastic shroud while removing the pan, that makes it a little easier if you are keeping the plastic shroud in place, but it is even trickier getting the pan back in with the RTV sealant on the pan if you are not using an oil pan gasket.
Also, when jacking up the engine, make sure to loosen the bolts holding the coolant overflow tank, that gives a little more room to jack the engine up.
Hope that helps,
Dave
Yeah I took the coolant bolts out prior. The engine definitely seems to be sitting high enough motor Mount bolts are flush and I’m lifting car at this point. It was just the space going forward with pan holding me up that I was confused about. I will more then likely get under there later and just trim out the shroud to make the room I need and my life easier at this point. Thanks for the help.
