HELP!!! Oil pan gasket HELL

[Mayday0017]

Yeah I drove to houston today to my parents house to change the oil pan gasket in my 95 240. Problem is there isn't enough room to get the oil pan off to change the gasket. Also there is no place here to put an engine hoist or anything I'm just working in a garage (the yard is a big hill). I have done my research on here and everyone pretty much says to drop the cross member. What I"m looking at though is that the fact the suspension is connected to the crossmember. How will I get it back up and will this be harder then if I just undid the motor mounts and pulled up on the engine? How much room do I need to clear it. Anyone in the houston area up for giving some advice? Someone please help me cause I gotta get this car fixed by noon tomorrow so I can get back home and go to work and school.

[nissanfanatic]

The crossmember doesn't connect to the suspension on my car. There are just nuts that hold it to the chassis. I had to lower it to get my transmission out. You will have to support the engine before you drop it out. But there should be 2 large nutsw/ studs on each side of the crossmember and then the engine mounts. After you take those off, it should come right out.

And don't use a gasket. Use RTV sealant with no gasket for a good seal. Good luck.

[AWDSR20]

i have SR, i don't need to remove the cross memebr, so sorry can't help. aske the dealer ship!

[Chuki_breath]

wow nice post....i have a bicycle so i cant help either...are u bragging about your sr or something??? dont see y.

[sRscooby]

Originally Posted by AWDSR20

aske the dealer ship!

fixed!

[AWDSR20]

huh?
having an SR is no bragg, my motor is 10 years old....