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Brennank22

Some times, even us experienced home grown mechanics know when to say when. I have been turning wrenches on cars for about 20 years now. I am in no way as experienced as a dealership tech, but i do have enough experience to know when my skills are not adequate for a particular job.

Yes a shop may charge you $300-$400 for this job, think of the peace of mind that you get with a warranty. Plus, if you break something, which almost always happens when removing the bolts for the Y-pipe, you have to drill and tap a new hole for a new bolt. That is a major Pain in the Butt to have to do when you are contorted in weird positions under the jeep.

Listen to the advice given, this is what you came here for isn't it? Farm it out. Pay some now rather than a lot later.

jesse09119

So i tackled this over the weekend and Im happy to say i faired a little better than you did 3.5hrs. but your tips were a great help thanks.

first we started trying to remove the oil pan, we jacked the truck up as high as we could and secured it under the frame thinking we could slide the pan forward with the suspension dropped, without removing the y pipe. we had trouble with a few bolts and decided to try to remove the Y before we fight with everything else trying to avoid it, lets see how those flange bolts are. they spun right off in 5 mins with a heavy impact and the universals. my pipe was already cut so i removed it completely it took a little efforet but was worth it.

I left in the starter and the transmision lines they did not effect me at all.

All my pan bolts came out with ease but the pan was stuck fast I pried it down( most people advise against this) I was careful going under the gasket, between the gasket and pan, knowing i was replacing gasket/windage without question. this also allowed we to remove the pan leaving the pickup tube in place. I had easy acces then to remove the oil pick up tube. Then i used my hands and ripped the windage tray out with out damaging the mating surface on the block.

Your tips were a great help.

jonpost

Just thought I'd give another opinion. I just replaced mine on my 2000 Jeep GC V8. Had it up on the two post lift, suspension at full droop and no luck. I chose to not drop the exhaust due to rusty bolts. I disconnected trans lines and dropped the lateral stabilizer bar, steering dampener shock and tie rod end from pitman arm to passenger side. The pan came easily out the front. Still have to unbolt the sump pickup and get the windage try/gasket out. Took me about 10-12 hours. Broke it up over the week in shop class. Make sure you follow proper torquing procedure for the oil pan. It would be a shame to get it replaced and have it leak.