Has anyone drooped sump off NA without removing engine?

I must be getting old and lazy!! I have an oil leak from the engine sump gasket/seal. Has anyone dropped a sump of an NA without removing engine? If so how did you achieve this?

 

You can do it by dropping the frame and steering rack, not many other ways around it since the oil pickup sits way down low.

 

Yes and that's as bad as taking engine out. Thanks anyway

 

how big is the leak?

if it's not major, no reason to pull the engine just for that.

just clean it up, add a gasket maker and tighten the sump down as the rubber might have shrunk over time.

 

Thanks I will try that

 

You can apply Dirko HT sealant around the sump. It cures in about 15 minutes and stays soft/rubbery. Truck mechanics use it.
I used it to fix a small leak around one rocker cover on a Subaru XV. It worked.
Thoroughly clean the area of oil prior to application.

 

Many Thanks Martin

 

Yes you can do it, and yes I have done it. Suspend the engine off the shocker towers. Pull The steering rack, cross member, Gear box support brackets. Unbolt sump and reseal. Make sure you replace the rubber wedge seals under the oil pump and rear main.. Took me a good 8 hours from memory...

 

Many Thanks

 

Would be quicker to pull the engine.

 

The less you disturb the less to fault find when you finish. That's why you don't pull the engine if its running OK..

 

All done, as per Tektrader. Would have been easier with a hoist.