Carefully hold the EVO MFG oil pan skidplate up over the factory oil pan and loosely secure it in place using the 2 factory nuts you removed in Step 2.Ĥ. DO NOT remove the pan from the engine and, if you chose to leave your oil inside like I did, be careful not to bump into or hit the pan as doing so can cause the RTV seal to break free.ģ. Having said that, use a 10mm socket attached to a ratchet extension and carefully remove the 2 nuts and all the bolts securing the factory oil pan to the engine. I chose to leave the oil in place, but made sure that it was completely cool prior to working on it. For safety reasons, EVO MFG recommends that you completely drain your oil prior to installing their oil pan skidplate. To do this, I used a floor jack to raise the front end of our JK at the axle and then, set it back down on 2 jack stands as shown in the pic.Ģ. At the time of this install, our JK was still bone stock and working underneath it would have been difficult without getting it up off the ground a bit. Time to armor up – Here’s a shot of all the pieces you will get with your new EVO MFG ProTek Skidplate System.ġ. In this shot, you can see how exposed your oil pan, automatic transmission and even a cooler line is right from the factory.
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