Remove oil pan - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mptoledo · 08-09-2009, 04:09 PM

Looks pretty basic, when you do a search you may want to look at "replacing oil pan" or even better leave out the word oil as it gets to many results for oil change. I used "replace sump pan boxster" that is how I found the one below

http://www.bkauto.com/porsche/instructions/R9095.pdf

Viper5 · 08-09-2009, 04:35 PM

Im curious how muxh of my stick is in the pan. I have 25.5" of metal (not including handle. What is the full size? Also thanks for the info. Looks like it's for a 996 but gives me a basic idea. From that tutorial it seems I need a sealer solution and a new gasket. Don't think I will need to remove that black piece. I'm in a bind at the moment with this car being my only method of transportation. Im curious how likely it is that the piece (given the length) could be sucked up if driven

Viper5 · 08-09-2009, 04:50 PM

Lil Bastard, are you saying there is only a silicone seal and no gasket for the pan or baffles? By baffles im guessing you mean the black piece in the picture from the link provided. Thats why im confused since the kit from said link shows two gaskets. What silicone product do you recommend or should I just go with porsche part number provided from the link.

Jake Raby · 08-09-2009, 05:16 PM

I recommend loctite 518 for sealing the sump plate.. Silicone or the recommended Porsche sealant has quite a bit of "squeeze" and a ton of it can end up in the oil pick up tube and can create an engine failure.

I go over this in the youtube video that covers the installation of the LN Engineering deep sump kit...

mptoledo · 08-09-2009, 05:17 PM

You might get lucky and the damn end piece will come out when you drain it. I am not sure how the inside is set up but if you have small fingers you might be able to fish it out. Just let the oil cool before trying that. Its a long shot and you are probably better off taking the pan off like lil bastard suggested, but if its your only transport, its worth a try. You can even reuse the oil if it has just been put in. just use a clean new drain pan. Walmart has the big ones for under 10 bucks.

Lil bastard · 08-09-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper5

Lil Bastard, are you saying there is only a silicone seal and no gasket for the pan or baffles? By baffles im guessing you mean the black piece in the picture from the link provided. Thats why im confused since the kit from said link shows two gaskets. What silicone product do you recommend or should I just go with porsche part number provided from the link.

The link you're looking at is for a deep sump kit, and apparently comes with a gasket for the spacer.

OEM there is no gasket. Hi-temp Silicone will work, but the locktite 518 is probably a better solution because of what Jake said about spreading.

It's not likely that you'll find the end piece of the dipstick in the oil pan, it's more likely that you'll have to push it through. You want to be careful with that because you could pierce the oil tube if using a wire or such. Ideally, a piece of fibreglass like the innards of a power antenna would be the thing to use. You could also buy the new dipstick and use that.

By baffles I mean there are two rubber flaps attached to the inside of the sump pan. They close under pressure to keep all the oil from moving to just one side of the engine under lateral 'g's.