Please Help with removing 4.6 DOHC Oil Pan ASAP!!
 

Hello all, I'm working on a 96 cobra and it has a rod knocking, I want to get the oil pan off to look at the source of the problem to see what needs to be done. My question is, can the oil pan be removed with the engine in the car? If so can someone give me some good advice/steps to get it done. This is my first Modular motor I have really tore in too. I'm a 5.0 expert and I know you can get the double sump pan off on those with the engine in the car. Anyhow to shorten this up I really don't want to pull the engine, so what needs to be done? jack up the motor? pull the trans? any front end accesorys have to come off? Do I really have to drop the K-member? If so whats the best way to do so and how do i support the engine? So any of you experts please help. Thanks for any help I can get. Jacob

Re: Please Help with removing 4.6 DOHC Oil Pan ASAP!!
 

Damn Jacob haven't seen you post in a while! How's it going? Same old same old here. I don't see any reason you couldn't get the oil pan out with the engine in. I've never pulled one in the car though but if anything you may have to lift it off the engine mounts a little. If the engine has a rod knock why not pull it?

Re: Please Help with removing 4.6 DOHC Oil Pan ASAP!!
 

This one is easy...pull the engine. Getting the oil pan off is going to take every step involved with pulling the motor(minus the wiring, and fuel lines), including lifting the engine, that you might as well finish taking it out. Just my $0.02

Re: Please Help with removing 4.6 DOHC Oil Pan ASAP!!
 

I'm with you bigwhite.