ztim

I was asked to change an oil pan gasket on a 1990 Delta 99 Royale. It looks like it unbolts and drops right down. Is there anything else that needs to be done? I looked in FAQ and saw some things about screens and an engine that needs to be lifted out of the way.
Thanks

don71

You talking about the 307 v8? Then yes you might have to loosen a motor mount and lift the engine a little. At the least you will have to turn the crank a little to move the counter weights of the crank to just the right spot.

Its a good idea to clean the oil pump screen and get any debris out of there if its present. You can use carb cleaner or compressed air. Clean and wipe out the sump of the pan and you are good.

Edit: so this is not a v8. The procedure might be similar...but...I dont know for sure.

Oldsguy

Yeah, I was checking, the only V8 available was in the Custom Cruiser. So it is probably the 3800 V6. Being transversaly mounted it may be even easier to remove as you may not have to lilft the engine at all. But don't you mean 88 Royale, or else 98 Regency? Never heard of a 99 Royale.

J-(Chicago)

He probably just pressed the wrong key lol.

ztim

Yes J, I did hit the wrong key. My bad. The car is a Delta 88 and I believe the engine is a transversaly mounted v-6. Thanks. I didn't mean to start a whole new line of ghost cars. lol

ztim

The job is done. It was fairly easy with no mounts in the way, just a heavy duty cardboard-like barrier in front of a large gear which removed with three sheet metal screws. The job took a little longer than I figured because I had to clean out all the sludge. It was like a couple of handfuls of black oily sand. Then I had to remove the screen (What is that for?) and scrape a hard crust off of it. After that it was just a matter of bolting it all back together. It took me a few minuets to figure out the pan guides that came with the new gasket. Boy, they sure made that allot easier.