Oil Pan Removal Question

I used the search feature, but 'oil pan replacement' and several other combination of words resulted in not finding what was needed -- or a search that failed because of too many common keywords.

I was not able to find a good source for how to drop and replace the oil pan on a '10 Speed 3. After some searching, with bits of info here and there, I decided to just get down there and start doing it and if something 'out of the ordinary' was needed it would kind of become obvious.

Got the pan dropped, everything prepped, and as expected.. can't get the new pan into place since it is sandwiched between timing cover and trans. I found a write up on a CX-7, it appears that I need to loosen the transaxle to allow a bit of wiggle room for the new pan. Are the several steps, removing HPFP and the likes, needed in order to get that extra room?

Easier alternatives?

 

https://corksport.com/support/instructions/GEN-6-504-WEB.pdf

STEP #7 Line it up the best you can and use a dead blow/rubber hammer tap it in gently

 

Appreciate the help. I ended up weeding through what I could find and pieced together some work instructions for myself. I do not believe, without damaging the mating surfaces, that I'd of been able to 'force' the pan into place. There was more than a marginal overhang onto the timing cover. I ended up removing some stuff and loosening the transaxle bolts which will give me just enough room to be able to get the pan into place.

Now the real problem seems to be the used pan I bought came with a nicely pre-stripped and pre-impact torque'd drain plug.

Just one of those things where it is one thing after another. -- I will save those instructions because there were a few others pieces of information that I think we be useful moving forward.

Thanks again!

 

The pan should go back on with a mallet. When I did a bsd on my ‘10 a few years back. I didn’t have to loosen anything else. Just popped it back in.

Also threw a Fumoto valve on as well and never had to worry about taking the drain plug out. Ran that setup for years.

 

Now you know how to do it, write up a how-to for the next guy!