I know the right procedure is to drop the oil pan but I'm wondering if it's possible to bypass that and get the timing cover off without touching the pan.
It looks like if I get the oil seal out, I could perhaps 'wiggle' up the timing cover to get the bottom of it out of the oil pan, then slide the cover off the crank shaft...
is it realistic?
The reason why I'm even considering this is because my Haynes Manual says that it is possible to get the cover off without dropping the oil pan. they do point out though that in order to ensure proper seal the oil pan should be removed, but perhaps I could use a lot of RTV to seal that bottom? I'm planning on using RTV instead of paper gasket on the timing cover anyway.
It looks like if I get the oil seal out, I could perhaps 'wiggle' up the timing cover to get the bottom of it out of the oil pan, then slide the cover off the crank shaft...
is it realistic?
The reason why I'm even considering this is because my Haynes Manual says that it is possible to get the cover off without dropping the oil pan. they do point out though that in order to ensure proper seal the oil pan should be removed, but perhaps I could use a lot of RTV to seal that bottom? I'm planning on using RTV instead of paper gasket on the timing cover anyway.
Jun 8, 2012 at 10:00 PM