2000 Chevy Blazer 4x4 - stuck oil pan

[Jenn Foreacre]

My brother, A., is a new mechanic, and he recently bought a 2000 Chevy Blazer 4x4. I registered an account on this forum to post the following on his behalf. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as he has tried everything he can think of to remove the stuck oil pan (he needs to remove it and replace it, as it has a crack in it):
 

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my engine oil pan wont come out i took out all the bolts there were 9 bolts holding it down 3 bolts on the bottom of the bell housing and 2 grommets with 2 nuts and i pulled them out and the pan went halfway down and wont come out nothing in the service manual google or youtube nothing anywhere i dont know how to get it out

Thank you!

[Niners 365]

 

   Guarantee those clips holdine the lines in running beside oil pan on passenger side is your karma for it not dropping. Make sure. You definitely got all bolts, clips lose, then take a heavy rubber mallet and give it a few knocks. Those clips are still attacked to either the pan, or the mount above, they will hender pan dropping.

[Jenn Foreacre]

i removed the bolts and clip on the side of the pan from transmission cooler line and starter shim the only thing i could think is the oil pick up tube

[richard wysong]

unbolt the oilpump and it will come off providing you have the clearance between the frame and the engine. do you have the engine jacked up for clearance? if not you may have to unbolt the mounts and jack lt up and stick blocks under the motor mounts

[Niners 365]

52 minutes ago, Jenn Foreacre said:

i removed the bolts and clip on the side of the pan from transmission cooler line and starter shim the only thing i could think is the oil pick up tube

Make sure the oil filter holder is not also a problem. Sometimes those are put in a position where it impeeds the pan from coming off. Otherwise, take a 1 inch putty knife, and see if ut just make be old and cousing it to not drop all the way. I have dealt with it b4. Simply an old compressed oil pan gasket.

[dna9656]

So, didcha get it off?