oil pan removal - 98 LT1

I have removed the exhaust, starter, oil filter and cooler, all of the oil pan bolts, the motor mount through bolts, and the air intake elbow. I have also jacked the engine up as far as it will go. The oil pan still will not come out at any crankshaft position. My Chilton's manual says it should. Please help! Ray

umm i dont think so, i would just pull it out if your worried about them, is it acting funny or anything?

Actually, it's my brothers car - he's the expert and will supply the symptom details after work today... we're not able to remove the oil pan from under the car and I thought I'd try this forum for help. Thanks for the quick response... he should be home in 3 hrs. ...

your welcome

Any tricks on how to get the oil pan off of a LT1 350 in a 98 Camaro without hoisting the engine? Trying to inspect the bearings to see if I need a new crank or just bearings.


LS1 in a '98 by the way

It could be a 96 Camaro - I know it has the 350 and 6 speed manual transmission - it's a convertible... I thought he had mentioned it was a LT1 - he'll clear it all up when he gets home - regardless, looks like we're going to have to hoist the engine...

damn... i cant beieve i missed that.... i need to start getting more sleep...

yeah that was the first thing i noticed. but yeah, those oil pans are a bitch to get to. the front cross member gets in the way. so yeah, lifting it is probly your best bet.

yea were not as lucky as some of the import owners....:p

I have removed the exhaust, starter, oil filter and cooler, all of the oil pan bolts, the motor mount through bolts, and the air intake elbow. I have also jacked the engine up as far as it will go. The oil pan still will not come out at any crankshaft position. My Chilton's manual says it should. Please help! Ray

you might have to disconnect the oil pump pickup that sticks down into the pan, and pull it out with the pan.