I am in the process of replacing my oil pump. I didn't take the "dp" off since I figured that I could still get the oil pan off without doing so. No can do. Now my problem is, a while back I was going to take the dp off of the header (don't remember why, stock header), and the head on one of the bolts broke off.

Any other way to get the oil pan out without taking the dp off? I didn't really play around with it that much, but I did think about just taking the header off and maybe I'll have enough play with the entire exhaust to get the oil pan out.

Any other suggestions?

-Shane

 

Unbolting just the downpipe sucks because the bolts are really tight and are rusted to ****. Unbolt the whole exhaust manifold from the head to the end of the downpipe.

 

if possible start the car and get it hot, good luck getting them off cold. if you have to i would use a torch or something to get the bolts hot if starting the car is not possible.