Author Topic: Can the oil pan be removed with the exhaust in place?  (Read 3087 times)

Offline flip

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Can the oil pan be removed with the exhaust in place?
« on: September 06, 2006, 06:15:24 AM »
I bottomed out my 1g b6 on some brick steps (long story, no, short story, dumb move) and I now have an oil leak. I am not sure if it is the oil pan gasket leaking or if I managed to screw up the oil pan. I haven't been motivated enough to clean it up and check. I figure the oil pan has to come off if either one of those guesses is the correct one. My bike is a '96 b6 and has the stock exhaust header on it. If I can avoid trying to turn those bolts/studs holding on the exhaust, I figure that will be 1 or 2 less things I will screw up when I play Mr. Goodwrench on my poor old Suzuki. Can the oil pan be removed with the exhaust in place?

Offline Bazza

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Can the oil pan be removed with the exhaust in place?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2006, 09:44:45 PM »
I can tell you flip, I had to remove my pan on my B-12 and you must remove the header on a B-12 to access the pan bolts. Even if you were to get at all the bolts, I don't think leaving the header on would allow you any wiggle room.

Mine came off very easy, it was no big deal.

Bazza