Q: Oil pan gasket replacement

asked by on November 21, 2016

Trying to change the leaking oil pan gasket, but underneath is not like the 3.3L engines. I am wondering what all I need to remove to just change out the oil pan. I need a diagram or something. Please help

My car has 126 miles.

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