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Originally Posted by musa
Yes, I completely removed the subframe off the car. The issue I'm having is that the pan is not coming off at all, all around- it's firmly stuck all around. I tried to push it forward but the entire engine swings forward on the engine support. Do I pry it off the engine block? Did yours just drop off the engine block after you removed the bolts or did you have to force it open? This is making me nervous and it seems like a trivial task on the whole gasket replacement process- all bolts removed and just need to drop the pan.  |
I had to push it a little from side to side by hand, but overall it came off easily.
I would try to pry it right between the gasket and the oil pan with a flat screwdriver. this way you could put more force to it while the melted rubber would be used as a protective layer for the engine block when prying it off.
the old gasket got glued to the oil pan, it was very hard to scrape if off.
I assume that this is exactly what happened to you. it got melted and stuck to both surfaces.