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jdm-er · 07-18-2003, 07:58 PM

aight guys i changed my oil today and i start it up let it get to normal runnnin temp. turn it off and i hear a gushing sound look under and oil coming out from the oil pan so my asumtionis that the oil pan gasket is bad but how hard is it to get the oil pan off a 92 240???? just wanting to know so i know whats ahead for me thanks

**mrmephistopheles** · 07-18-2003, 08:12 PM

seeing as how you didn't apparently have this problem BEFORE your oil change, is it possible that the oil filter is not on tightly, or your drain plug is loose?

DuffMan · 07-18-2003, 08:51 PM

To remove the pan you need to lift the engine or drop the crossmember.

kazuo · 07-19-2003, 02:01 AM

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Originally posted by DuffMan
To remove the pan you need to lift the engine or drop the crossmember.

I've managed to get it off not once, but twice without having to lift the motor or drop the crossmember. This was on a S13 w/ SR20DET.

You just need to use a small enough socket.

kandyflip445 · 07-19-2003, 02:20 AM

I'm 100% sure duffman was stating that you need to do that on a KA.

mistaanime · 07-20-2003, 08:31 AM

hmm I think im having the same problem..on my 92 240 too..
I changed my oil and took it for a spin...then I came back and later i found it out it was lekin oil..from the top of the transmission to the end...jus found little drops of oil on the ground...could it be the oil pan?

misnomer · 07-20-2003, 04:02 PM

Not as likely. The oil pan gasket isn't under any pressure, it isn't as likely to leak oil as those components which are.

Now, if you are hearing oil gushing out. . . Something REALLY isn't right. You need to get back under the car, find out exactly where your leak is, and then look for the fix. I am leaning towards filter or drain plug as well. Of course, given none of us can see the car, we have to play with the information you feed us :-)

mistaanime · 07-20-2003, 08:13 PM

hmm i went back under the car to check it out.
I see that I have oil between the tansmission and engine..could be the grear box that is leakin..but i dunno..car sounds fine..sounds pretty normal..no unusal sounds...
umm then I check the the bottom to see if the drain plug for the gear box is loose...I can't really tell since it's a big Box shape socket..which I dun have...to see if it needs to be tightened.

could be gear box leakin..

:hammer:

*transient* · 07-20-2003, 09:04 PM

If it was the gearbox leaking you'd probably know it. Gear oil smells HELLA nasty. I dumped a bunch on the floor of my garage and almost puked when I had to work around it, lol.

DuffMan · 07-20-2003, 09:32 PM

Gear oil doesnt look like engine oil. Mine is pink and looks like pink lemonade.

Its sounds more like your rear main seal is leaking.

07-18-2003, 07:58 PM	#1
jdm-er Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: us Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oil leak!! how hard of a fix??? aight guys i changed my oil today and i start it up let it get to normal runnnin temp. turn it off and i hear a gushing sound look under and oil coming out from the oil pan so my asumtionis that the oil pan gasket is bad but how hard is it to get the oil pan off a 92 240???? just wanting to know so i know whats ahead for me thanks

07-19-2003, 02:20 AM	#5
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm 100% sure duffman was stating that you need to do that on a KA. __________________ My 240 vBgarage

07-20-2003, 08:31 AM	#6
mistaanime Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nine -1- Six Posts: 1,934 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	hmm I think im having the same problem..on my 92 240 too.. I changed my oil and took it for a spin...then I came back and later i found it out it was lekin oil..from the top of the transmission to the end...jus found little drops of oil on the ground...could it be the oil pan? __________________ -Cherry Red 91 Silfourty-

07-20-2003, 04:02 PM	#7
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Not as likely. The oil pan gasket isn't under any pressure, it isn't as likely to leak oil as those components which are. Now, if you are hearing oil gushing out. . . Something REALLY isn't right. You need to get back under the car, find out exactly where your leak is, and then look for the fix. I am leaning towards filter or drain plug as well. Of course, given none of us can see the car, we have to play with the information you feed us :-) __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

07-20-2003, 08:13 PM	#8
mistaanime Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nine -1- Six Posts: 1,934 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	hmm i went back under the car to check it out. I see that I have oil between the tansmission and engine..could be the grear box that is leakin..but i dunno..car sounds fine..sounds pretty normal..no unusal sounds... umm then I check the the bottom to see if the drain plug for the gear box is loose...I can't really tell since it's a big Box shape socket..which I dun have...to see if it needs to be tightened. could be gear box leakin.. :hammer: __________________ -Cherry Red 91 Silfourty-

07-18-2003, 08:12 PM	#2
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	seeing as how you didn't apparently have this problem BEFORE your oil change, is it possible that the oil filter is not on tightly, or your drain plug is loose?

07-18-2003, 08:51 PM	#3
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	To remove the pan you need to lift the engine or drop the crossmember.

07-20-2003, 09:04 PM	#9
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If it was the gearbox leaking you'd probably know it. Gear oil smells HELLA nasty. I dumped a bunch on the floor of my garage and almost puked when I had to work around it, lol. __________________ Learn everything you can, while you still have the chance.

07-20-2003, 09:32 PM	#10
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Gear oil doesnt look like engine oil. Mine is pink and looks like pink lemonade. Its sounds more like your rear main seal is leaking.