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Phoenix5
09-09-2006, 10:47 AM
Hey guys,I'm in an auto tech class in college and I'm helping someone take apart his 1.6 lt Miata engine.We've gotten pretty far,now we got to the part where we have to take off the oil pan and it's stuck on something.Can someone help?
BBSF2
09-09-2006, 10:55 AM
if its like the proteges oil pan, there should be a nut that is welded onto the pan on the edge. if there is, take one of the bolts from the oil pan and start to thread it into the nut. this will push against the bottom of the block and should start to seperate the pan. if there is no nut, you might have to use a screwdriver to seaperate the pan from the block. just be careful not to bend the edge of the pan. you also might have to use some muscle and "hang" on the pan to seperate it. good luck and let me know how it goes!!!
craig
TheMAN
09-09-2006, 10:59 AM
c'mon now... your instructor hasn't shown you to how to take off this simple thing?
Phoenix5
09-09-2006, 11:08 AM
LOL!Actually,my instructor owns a Miata but it's the 1.8.And we showed him the problem and uhh..ya he was scratching his head too.

To BBSF2,yeah,we got all the bolts off and we used a pry bar to separate it from the block.But thanx,I'll try that on Tuesday.
Phoenix5
09-13-2006, 11:33 AM
So yesterday,I saw what the problem was...haha!There was thin strip of metal that was still holding the pan to the engine by some sort of glue/resin so we just pryed that bitch out and viola..the two were finally separated.
kcbhiw
09-13-2006, 01:14 PM
Be sure to seal it back up when you reassemble. Aside from the two strips at the front and rear of the pan, the Miata doesn't employ a full gasket as do some engines.
Black_Protege_5
09-13-2006, 01:18 PM
Thats not good if your teacher doesn't know what to do.
Phoenix5
09-13-2006, 04:18 PM
Well,he was just puzzled bc it should have already came off when we took all the bolts off.
kcbhiw
09-13-2006, 10:56 PM
... it should have already came off when we took all the bolts off.

Nope...the pan is a bitch to separate from the engine. As you have probably already discovered, it's best to pry at the ends of the transmission mount "wings" and work your way in.
Phoenix5
09-14-2006, 02:14 AM
yup,hahaha!Anyway,more work on it tomorrow!