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I'm working on my car right now replacing the valve cover gasket, pcv and vent hose. I figured I would replace the oil pan gasket too since it appears to be leaking. How the heck do you take down the oil pan? One side of it is blocked by something. And that side also had some weird foam on it. Is there a DIY out there?
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2000 Toyota Camry LE (Japan made) i4 5S-FE 367,000+ miles.
4cyl is a bitch because the exhaust is on the way as well,
i managed to remove and reinstall without removing the exhaust flex pipe using swival 1/4" and a couple different length extensions, and try all kinda position to slide it out.
the foam is there between the tranny and oil pan, don't know why it exist.
but behind the foam, where are two more 10mm bolts.
On my 1995 4 cyl, I could take the oil pan down without removing the exhaust pipes. Not sure on Gen 4s. Once you get the oil pan down and cleaned, pratice putting it back up. You will have to angle it to clear parts. Remember how you do it. Because you will need to make the oil pan gasket out of RTV. By practicing putting the pan back up, you won't make a mess with the RTV.
On my 1995 4 cyl, I could take the oil pan down without removing the exhaust pipes. Not sure on Gen 4s. Once you get the oil pan down and cleaned, pratice putting it back up. You will have to angle it to clear parts. Remember how you do it. Because you will need to make the oil pan gasket out of RTV. By practicing putting the pan back up, you won't make a mess with the RTV.
I bought an aftermarket Fel Pro gasket. It's made of some cork material. However, I will also use RTV to hold the gasket down.
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2000 Toyota Camry LE (Japan made) i4 5S-FE 367,000+ miles.
it's an i4 or I4 as inline4 not L4 as some dumb online stores describe
I heard it can be called either or; "In a specification chart or when an abbreviation is used, an inline-four engine is listed either as I4 or L4 (for longitudinal, to avoid confusion between the digit 1 and the letter I)."
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1996 Toyota Camry DX [230K]
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I heard it can be called either or; "In a specification chart or when an abbreviation is used, an inline-four engine is listed either as I4 or L4 (for longitudinal, to avoid confusion between the digit 1 and the letter I)."
never heard of it. longitudinal sounds like more related to geography than mechanics, besides one of its meanings is a synonym to vertical
when i first time wrote a post on this forum describing i4 engine as L4 because i confused lowercase L/l with uppercase I then someone yelled at me
but i won't argue as i don't care hehe
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