Big_P
11-24-2007, 09:03 PM
Hi guys. I know this is in the "Lounge" section but I would really appreciate it if it was not moved into any other forum because I just got done working almost three hours on this car (on a lift, with air tools) and got almost nowhere. I'm getting up early tomorrow to keep working on the job.
My brother owns a Periwinkle blue 95 Subaru Legacy Brighton wagon. Possibly the gayest looking car ever. It has almost 215,000 miles. Auto transmission. 2.2L engine.
It's treated him very well. Only thing done to it in the past few years has been a water pump and timing belt. And some tires.
So: it has a MASSIVE oil leak from what I believe to be the oil pan. It leaks like there's no tomorrow. He adds a quart every other day.
I got the car up on the lift and saw a massive rust bubble on the back of the pan. It appears to be coming from there. It may also be the rear main (I hope that's not the problem because in that case he's buying a new car). But I'd at least like to get the pan off and see where it's coming from.
Most of the oil pan bolts are very easy to access, but the last four in back are a WHORE! Not a whore, but a cheap hooker!!!
There are four "access holes" in the K-member where I can supposedly fit a socket in there. ACCESS HOLES MY ---!! I "thinwalled" a 10mm socket (aka took it to the bench grinder) but I really need to fit a swivel socket in there which I can't do.
Does ANYONE know the proper way to remove the oil pan on this thing?! I'm in the process of dropping the steering rack but even then it looks like the K-frame is too close to the oil pan for me to remove it.
I'm at a loss here. Please help. He needs this thing and I need to get it out of my boss's garage!
Thank you VERY much.
Pete
My brother owns a Periwinkle blue 95 Subaru Legacy Brighton wagon. Possibly the gayest looking car ever. It has almost 215,000 miles. Auto transmission. 2.2L engine.
It's treated him very well. Only thing done to it in the past few years has been a water pump and timing belt. And some tires.
So: it has a MASSIVE oil leak from what I believe to be the oil pan. It leaks like there's no tomorrow. He adds a quart every other day.
I got the car up on the lift and saw a massive rust bubble on the back of the pan. It appears to be coming from there. It may also be the rear main (I hope that's not the problem because in that case he's buying a new car). But I'd at least like to get the pan off and see where it's coming from.
Most of the oil pan bolts are very easy to access, but the last four in back are a WHORE! Not a whore, but a cheap hooker!!!
There are four "access holes" in the K-member where I can supposedly fit a socket in there. ACCESS HOLES MY ---!! I "thinwalled" a 10mm socket (aka took it to the bench grinder) but I really need to fit a swivel socket in there which I can't do.
Does ANYONE know the proper way to remove the oil pan on this thing?! I'm in the process of dropping the steering rack but even then it looks like the K-frame is too close to the oil pan for me to remove it.
I'm at a loss here. Please help. He needs this thing and I need to get it out of my boss's garage!
Thank you VERY much.
Pete