hello honda people.
i am a newbie diy(er) on my 98 honda accord 4 cyl coupe. so far ive done a valve adjustment, axel replacement, wheel bearing replacement (with machine shop), and am really enjoying doing my own maintenance and repairs.

with that said... when i was replacing the axel, i had the floor jack on the front and when i lowered it it slipped back and rested on the oil pan long enough to cause a lil leak.

so, my question is how difficult of job is this? and maybe someone can post some details on the process. i have looked pretty extensively on the web and in my pc manual but have found very little and even some contradictory things. looks to me like i might have to lift the engine up (or something) to get access to all the mounting bolts.

thanks for reading and posting! peace

p.s. - im about to put 4 new shocks on and new suspension set on the front (joints, bushings, ...) any advice or encouragement would be appreciated

 

Get the exhaust out of the way and then remove the TC cover.
Then the pan is held on with about 100 10mm nuts and bolts.
There are small metal spacer rings molded in the pan gasket, be sure they haven't stuck onto the studs.
If you have the time you might consider repair of the old oil pan, it might save you some bucks.
Use a new gasket when you re-assemble and DO NOT overtorque the pan bolts, Blue Loctite is your friend.

 

thanks hondadude. didn't even think about repairing the pan, great idea... unfortunately i already got one off ebay $42. so it sounds pretty simple. pardon my ignorance, what is the TC cover? also, if i remember correctly (wife has car), the rim of the pan was hiding under tranny casing... no??? if so, how would i get to those bolts??

 

TC = tranny casing. maybe thats what you meant.

 

TC = torque converter?

You have to remove that little crescent-moon cover over the bottom of the flywheel/TC. There's a couple oilpan bolts hidden over there.

I had a 98, & I think the oilpan is cast aluminum. There's no gasket, you use sealant. Hondabond from the dealer ($$) or the same stuff from AutoZone is called Permatex Ultra Grey.

 

yeah, that exactly describes what i saw... didn't know what that was. sounds simple enough. greatly appreciate the info.

peace

 

Heres a picture; I don't see an oil-pan gasket.


Now when I looked at the other picture, it's a bit different from what I thought. There's a "stiffener" #1 that seems to bolt to the engine block & also bolts to the bottom of the transmission bellhousing. I thought that was gonna be some kind of simple sheetmetal cover.

 

thanks for those pics. seems simple enough. this forum is awesome. you people really come through. thnx

 

Don't forget you have to remove some exhaust as well!

The pan on the 4cyl is stamped steel, the V6 has the cast pan.

 

just completed job. about 3 hrs of wrestlin with bolts... between the stiffiner and exhaust. i need an impact!!
thanks for all the info