Best way to remove/tap the oil pan?
01-26-2010, 01:09 PM
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If you must pull the pan, you can drop the subframe after suspending the engine from the shock towers (or nearby). Somebody is actually marketing a pipe tool for this purpose to Miata racers. It's a matter of disconnecting brake lines, shock hats and then the six subframe bolts and lowering it down. I did it with a lift and it was surprisingly simple. W/o a lift may be different.
I can't imagine using so much teflon tape that it actually gets past the threads you're trying to seal.
I can't imagine using so much teflon tape that it actually gets past the threads you're trying to seal.
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01-26-2010, 04:51 PM
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You are taking a tiny project and making it into a federal case. Relax man its not hard. To ensure you do it safely wrap some black tape on the drills so when you drill it the drill cant go any more than half an inch.
drill it with a small drill, then drill it with a bigger drill and then drill it with a bigger drill. start with 1/8", then i think i used a 7/16, then go with the final drill. No biggy.
btw to answer ur question, the best way to tap the oil pan is if you drill a hole in it first.
i used some thread sealer and havent had a problem with any fittings leaking. Turbo oil is good and so is the drain plug. I must say do not use teflon tape on the oil supply that goes to the turbo. I've seen few turbos on the forum here burn since the teflon tape would get into pieces and go down the line and toast the turbo.
drill it with a small drill, then drill it with a bigger drill and then drill it with a bigger drill. start with 1/8", then i think i used a 7/16, then go with the final drill. No biggy.
btw to answer ur question, the best way to tap the oil pan is if you drill a hole in it first.
i used some thread sealer and havent had a problem with any fittings leaking. Turbo oil is good and so is the drain plug. I must say do not use teflon tape on the oil supply that goes to the turbo. I've seen few turbos on the forum here burn since the teflon tape would get into pieces and go down the line and toast the turbo.
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07-07-2011, 11:57 AM
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A shaving stuck my oil pump relief valve open. 
Also had a few just barely caught in the pickup strain. And yes, I used grease on the tap and flushed the pan. Next time I am taking the pan off before tapping.
Also had a few just barely caught in the pickup strain. And yes, I used grease on the tap and flushed the pan. Next time I am taking the pan off before tapping.
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07-07-2011, 02:27 PM
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Pulling subframe is 100x easier then pulling engine...IMO
and then take off pan and get a -10an bung welded nice and high underneath turbo exit, and never worry about it again.
and then take off pan and get a -10an bung welded nice and high underneath turbo exit, and never worry about it again.
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07-07-2011, 02:55 PM
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the last thing i want to do after i get all my parts (18 years from now) is pull the engine just to tap the pan. just seems like a pain in the *** for something that's obviously needed, but small in comparison to other ****.
now, if you're doing a clutch at the same time...makes def makes sense to pull the engine i guess.
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07-07-2011, 03:42 PM
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i'm happy at least one person said this.
the last thing i want to do after i get all my parts (18 years from now) is pull the engine just to tap the pan. just seems like a pain in the *** for something that's obviously needed, but small in comparison to other ****.
now, if you're doing a clutch at the same time...makes def makes sense to pull the engine i guess.
the last thing i want to do after i get all my parts (18 years from now) is pull the engine just to tap the pan. just seems like a pain in the *** for something that's obviously needed, but small in comparison to other ****.
now, if you're doing a clutch at the same time...makes def makes sense to pull the engine i guess.
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07-07-2011, 06:36 PM
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With the NPT bung, threads are interior and protected from banging around, dropped wrenches, etc, and easy to fix by simply chasing the threads with a tap.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the thread necro.
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07-07-2011, 10:40 PM
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As long as this thread is raised from the dead . . . .
I won't claim what I did is the "best" way, but I'm pretty sure it's the easiest way. Especially if you want to keep your AC. Details and pictures are in my build thread. I've had the car on the road since April and have racked up ~3,500 DD miles since then (I have a 45 mile one-way commute -- and I live in Hell . . . I mean TX -- it was 107 today).
Zero issues with the oil system. Based upon that, I recommend what I did if you're looking for quick, easy and effective. YMMV.
I won't claim what I did is the "best" way, but I'm pretty sure it's the easiest way. Especially if you want to keep your AC. Details and pictures are in my build thread. I've had the car on the road since April and have racked up ~3,500 DD miles since then (I have a 45 mile one-way commute -- and I live in Hell . . . I mean TX -- it was 107 today).
Zero issues with the oil system. Based upon that, I recommend what I did if you're looking for quick, easy and effective. YMMV.
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11-30-2011, 12:45 AM
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I am about to start installing my Begi kit. I am going to tap the pan while its on.
I am curious what kind of tooling people are using. I have AC and PS, so its crowded up there.
Seems like there is more room to work just forward of the engine mount....once the headers are out.
I am curious what kind of tooling people are using. I have AC and PS, so its crowded up there.
Seems like there is more room to work just forward of the engine mount....once the headers are out.
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11-30-2011, 02:31 AM
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I am about to start installing my Begi kit. I am going to tap the pan while its on.
I am curious what kind of tooling people are using. I have AC and PS, so its crowded up there.
Seems like there is more room to work just forward of the engine mount....once the headers are out.
I am curious what kind of tooling people are using. I have AC and PS, so its crowded up there.
Seems like there is more room to work just forward of the engine mount....once the headers are out.
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