83sweet928

I cut a 10mm wrench in half to get to the bolts and just can't get to all of them, the ones that I did get to were almost falling out loose. Just overnight I had an oil leak from dribble to pouring, it is almost gone now, if I could just get to all of the bolts. Any ideas?

Thanks
83 928s

83sweet928

Sorry, oil pan..

Imo000

I think the only way is to drop the cross menember and tighten all of them.

Mrmerlin

you can buy, off the snap on truck a short 10mm universal socket thats 1/4 in drive.
The socket is just a bit longer than the head of the bolts and so it will fit into all of the places along the sides of the pan to tighten the bolts.
The front bolts must be tightened with a wrench

danglerb

I bought a snapon RSXSM10, discontinued, but they show up from time to time. Its a ratcheting open end wrench. Craftsman made some calling them Quick wrenches, and I think Alden must hold the patent since nobody else still offers them.

BTW the oil pan isn't coming off without the engine being raised up a touch, but maybe you could tighten a few loose bolts. One of the regular vendors sells a stud kit to replace the pesky bolts.

Landseer

Sounds like you need a set of solid rubber motor mounts and a silicon oil pan gasket. The engine will run an inch and a half higher and the pan will be off of the cross member.

Removing alt and oil filter provides more access. Also, fan and fan shroud can allow you to sit under the car lengthwise in a position to better reach the front set. 10 mm gear wrench, 10 mm 1/4 drive long extension, also 1/4 inch univ. joint all help in the process.

Nice unusual wrench, Mike.

SwayBar

No need for that. Find a set of these, swivel-head box-end wrenches; I think they were invented with the 928 oil-pan in mind :

http://www.asianproducts.com/product...1777429512.htm

A must-have in any tool box; I believe I bought mine at Advance.

Herman K

+1 from Sears

Imo000

I saw these on sale at a local tool retail store for only $50/set.
Thanks for the infor guys, I for sure thought the cross memeber had to come off.

Nightfly

Maybe these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SK-5-...motiveQ5fTools

SwayBar

Those'll work fine, but you can probably find them cheaper.

danglerb

Sears when they are on 50% off sale has the best prices on the GearWrench flex heads. I have regular (non flex), regular flex, and a set of stubby flex. When they fit, they spoil you.

They don't fit on about 1/3 of the oil pan bolts. Not enough clearance due to the wide band around the box end, and any kind of box end will be trapped as the bolt extends out toward the pan in front. Some you have to use an open end wrench on, which is why I bought these ratcheting open ends. For the rest I use a Snapon FLXM10 swivel extension socket on a Bosch cordless impact.