Hey,

I was wondering how many oil pan bolts there are exactly on a 2003 wrx 2.0L. I have 14 of them off but the ****er still won't come off so im guessing there is one more in the back that i cannot see.

Thanks
Ryan~

 

Would the 03 be the same as 02?

I would assume so.

 

and the same as 04-07 and possibly the same as 08-09....

 

i believe they also have a silicone glue/seal they use between the oil pan and the block... so you might have to stick something between it

 

I'd advise against prying the pan off.

Use a soft rubber mallet and whap that bleeotch until it breaks free.

It's a silicone seal.

there are 14 bolts holding it on, that shouldn't be overtightened on reassembly.

 

so there are only 14?

ok.. i have tried beating it with a rubber mallet pushing it back and forth and i even tried using a 90 degree bent pick out of my drum brake tool kit. nothing seems to be working..

120,000 miles of heat on silicone=death to me.

 

 

ya, steve.. that will work let me just tow the car to your house first

 

Haha

 

oh, so i got it off....

14 bolts FYI

and lots of rubber hammering lol

 

Damn atta boy haha

 

ya, so to take the oil pan off you have to
1. drain the oil
2. remove all 14 oil pan bolts
3. remove headers
4. unbolt oil drain plug and pull it out of the oil pan
5. then take the oil pan off.

 

Wouldn't step 4 come before step 1? How does the oil get out if you haven't removed the drain plug?

 

find anything interesting in the pan

 

He found gold!