I am in the process of performing a lot of maintenance of the Rover one being the oil pan gasket, but I cannot get this this thing off to save my life, and YES, all of the bolts and nuts are off, including the big ones in the back.

I suspect the last time this was done, they used some heavy duty sealant. I am reticent to pry as I may damage the pan or the block. Any advice is appreciated...

 

Are you sure you got the 2 recessed at the back? Just checking as those mess everyone up. They are vertical, not horizontal.

 

Ditto Abran, there are two bolts at back, not obvious at first.

 

If you are absolutely sure all bolts are out, grab a large rubber mallet and give it a few good whacks from each direction. If you don't have a mallet, hold a block of wood against the pan and hit it with a large hammer. It will come off, just don't get crazy on it, patients and persistence is the key.

Brian.

 

Yes sir all off including those big ones in the very back. I am thinking to buy some plastic wedge and tap them in.

 

Tried that.

 

Where u holding your tongue right?

 

Thé big ones in the back are horizontal. The normal size ones are only accessible once the big ones are removed. You need a 6" extension at least to reach them.

 

I dropped my oil pan today from my Disco 2 to clean the oil pickup tube (plus I'm going to install new rod bearings).

The oil pan did not stick to the block. That's a fantastic stock OEM gasket on these motors.

It did not require tapping. It did not require prying. When I broke loose the last oil pan bolt the pan came down with the bolt as I continued to unscrew it.


So...I would suggest that if your oil pan isn't dropping that you do not have all of the bolts out of it yet.

 

OH THOSE RECESSED NUTS....I feel like a complete douchbag .....my apologies to the entire forum.

Next time I need to read .....carefully.
Now how to I wiggle this pan out of the bottom of the truck