Q: Oil pan removal
I have all of the perimeter bolts out of the upper oil pan and cannot get the pan loose from the block,am I missing something,i s there any on the inside,if so how do you get to them,my dealer told me it was just stuck.
My car has 118000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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