Oil pan gasket and anti theft.

[JamesVinar]

Made progress with the trans, it's out and being rebuilt but while i'm under there i'm replacing a few seals so i wont need to do this again. How would i go about lifting the engine to do the pan gasket?

Also i have a couple of electrical questions i may as well throw in, After the car is shut off and the key is removed the Computer/ Clock and radio stay on for a bit. Not completely sure how long but i went into the store and after i came back they were still on. Some of my door and seat switches dont work either, like the lock, autoglide and adjustments for the driver side only.

 

[OU812IC]

Does the dome light go out when you close the door? Has the alarm gone off for no reason? These are possible add-on's. It could be the door latches are sticking. The door ajar or door jam switches are tied to the door latches. Spray the hell out of them with WD-40 or similar and see if that helps. You may have to open and close the door several times to get them worked in.

 

[JamesVinar]

It does go out but they still stay on, The previous owner did install an aftermarket radio so i should probably check the wiring behind that.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Best way to do the oil pan gasket is to use an engine support brace and drop the k member. The reason is the oil pick up tube hangs low, so you might want to wait till the transmission is in and working before taking on another big project.

 

[JamesVinar]

How do I drop the K member safely? I kinda destroyed the back part of the gasket when i was putting in the new rear main but i would think that it would be better to do it with the trans out?

 

[PenGun]

Engine support brace:

http://s111.photobucket.com/user/JesterLM/media/Mark8Junk/PIC829.jpg.html

 

[chris2523]

Engine support brace:

http://s111.photobucket.com/user/JesterLM/media/Mark8Junk/PIC829.jpg.html

pretty much the perfect way to do ti

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Same thing, just home made.



Once thats on and holding the engine, unbolt the suspension, brakes, power steering and k member bolts .

 

[JamesVinar]

Okay and for the door I noticed that the command center doesn't have any data for the door. What should I check for that?

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Okay and for the door I noticed that the command center doesn't have any data for the door. What should I check for that?

Do you have a constant "DOOR AJAR" message?

 

[JamesVinar]

No but If I do a system check it says there's an error getting data for that door. Alot of my switches don't work either and the anti theft is kinda touchy