How hard is to chagne an oil pan gasket? - 2006 Chrysler Town & Country

IS HARD TO DO THE JOB ON THE DRIVEWAY BUT I WILL GIVE YOU SOME DIRECTIONS.
DISCONNECT THE BATTERY
RISE THE VEHICLE AND DRAIN THE OIL
REMOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM CAT.CONVERTER.
REMOVE THE SMALL CAP FROM TRANSMISSION LOWER SIDE COVERING THE FLEX PLATE.
REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE OIL PAN .
CLEAN THE GASKET FROM PAN AND ENGINE.
INSPECT THE OIL STRAINER AND CLEAN.
REPLACE THE GASKET AND INSTALL 4 BOLT TO FIX TO THE PAN IN POSITION.
INSTALL THE PAN AND DRIVE HALF WAY THE 4 BOLT.
INSTALL THE REST OF YOUR BOLTS AND TIGHT SLOWLY .
REPEAT IN 3 STEPS TIL TIGHT.
IF YOU SEE THE GASKET START TO BLOW OUT OF THE PAN, STOP. IF YOU OVER TIGHT WILL BRAKE THE GASKET AND WILL LEAK.
GOOD LUCK

It's not hard ,but you need to know if there might be any obstruction that might get in the way preventing you dropping the pan down just make sure all the oil is drained before you start ,and make sure you clean both surfaces thoroughly before putting gasket on ,and you must tighten all bolts or screws evenly or it will leak .

Changing the gasket is not hard at all. More tedious and dirty than anything. All you need to do is take off the 6-8 bolts that are holding the pan up. I would drain the oil first, so that you do not have such a mess. Once drained, take the pan off, and make sure you remove all of the old gasket with a flat tip screwdriver. Place the new one on, and bolt the pan back on.

FIRST OF ALL REMOVE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.REMOVE OIL DIP STICK.RAISE THE VAN SUPPORT IT USING JACKSTANDS.MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON HARD LEVEL GROUND.ALSO USE PROPS TO BACK WHEELS LIKE A LARGE PIECE SPLIT WOOD.THAT KEEP VAN FROM ROLLING BACKWARD WHEN YOU JACK IT UP.ALSO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES.NOW WITH VAN UP AND SECURE.DRAIN OUT ENGINE OIL.REMOVE ENGINE TO TRANSAXLE STRUTS IF EQUIPPED.REMOVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR CLUTCH INSPECTION COVER.REMOVE OIL PAN RETAINING SCREWS.AND REMOVE OIL PAN AND SIDE SEALS REMOVE ALL OLD GASKET FROM OIL PAN.CLEAN OIL PAN GASKET SURFACE AND CLEAN ENGINE SURFACE WHERE GASKET MEET.USE PAPER TOWELS AND ACETONE CLEANER IT WILL REMOVE OIL.YOU CAN USE BRAKES PARTS CLEANER ON OIL PAN.IT WILL REMOVE OIL QUICKLY.WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLEAN AND DRY.NOW APPLY SILICONE SEALER TO THE 4 ENDS SEAL TO BLOCK CORNERS AND INSTALL THE END SEALS MAKING SURE THE CORNERS ARE NOT TWISTED.THEN APPLY SILICONE TO THE 4 PAN TO BLOCK CORNERS.INSTALL A NEW PAN GASKET.INSTALL RETAINING SCREWS AND TORQUE THEM TO 17 FT LBS.WHEN YOU PUT EVERYTHING BACK IN PLACE DONT FORGET TO PUT OIL BACK IN ENGINE BEFORE CRANKING IT UP.WHEN CRANKING ENGINE UP GETTING IT RUNNING CHECK FOR OIL LEAKS.

it can be you must remove oil filterand housing along with oil cooler lines lower trans lines you really need a repair manual for this kind of repair for torque specs and procedures

on right side in that black cup by oil pan

It shouldn't be hard on that car as the oil pan is exposed. Unplug the oil plug and drain the oil. Then unbolt the oil pan, clean off the old gasket and replace. Make sure you scrape both the pan and the block clean thoroughly and then bolt back up. Don't forgot to replug the drain plug.

you have to raise the car if you can go to a lifter, or the hard way is to use aligator jacks, lift it as high as you can, use jack stands for safety, go underneath the engine, ( be sure the car is safe to go underneath)

drain the oil by removing the oil plug in the pan,
remove all bolts surrounding the oil pan,
gently remove the oil pan and take note not to tear the old pan gasket.( If you already have a new gasket then its ok to damage it)
do the repair on the pan as you wish,
then do the reverse on installing.

if you will use the old gasket, may i suggest that you use silicone gasket to further seal the pan and prevent oil leakage.

tnx 4 using fixya,

drcool

It is the oil pan gasket all you have to do is drop the oil pan clean the bottom of the engine block and the surface of the oil pan and install the oil pan again. a very simple process. Make sure that it is not the rear main crank seal that is leaking. If it is the rear main then you will have to remove the tranny to replace the rear main seal.

is not hard, i changed mine 95 tercel