Changing oil pan gasket.

robstor80

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Hey what's up guys. I'm needing to change the oil pan gasket on my 04 Yukon Denali. Any tips or tricks to make it easier?
 

Dubyagee

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Oh. Its tight down there. Starter swap had me cussing


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dszx13

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If its 4wd/awd you have to pull differential out. Take off the crossmemeber under the pan. Might have to disconnect the steering linkages. I've done 1 I didn't have too. 3 I did.

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robstor80

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Yeah I was looking at the pan the other day and trying to figure out if I had to drop the diff. I didn't even look at steering linkage. I can't tell if the oil pan is leaking or if the valve cover gaskets are just leaking that bad.
 

dszx13

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Yeah I was looking at the pan the other day and trying to figure out if I had to drop the diff. I didn't even look at steering linkage. I can't tell if the oil pan is leaking or if the valve cover gaskets are just leaking that bad.
What year is it?

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ScottyBoy

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I just replaced the oil pan gasket on my 2001 back in March. Being that I have a 2wd, it wasn't terribly difficult. My only real obstacle was dropping the crossmember. Other than that, it was pretty straightforward.