How do i change a oil pan gasket on a 97 ford taurus gl?

Easy. Take it to a mechanic shop.How do i change a oil pan gasket on a 97 ford taurus gl?
Get the Chiltons or Haynes books on the Ford Taurus that covers your model year, for specific directions.





In general, you raise the car enough to work comfortably beneath it, and drain the engine oil. The pan is usually held on with a number bolts that must be removed. Take the pan off, then remove the gasket from the mating surfaces. At this point, you need to reference the manuals, as you might need a specific gasket part, or they might tell you to use a silicon compound as the gasket. Make sure you don't take any shortcuts on the gasket, follow the directions. Once the gasket is replaced, bolt the pan back up. Lower the car, refill with oil, and check for leaks! Tighten as necessary.How do i change a oil pan gasket on a 97 ford taurus gl?
Go to an auto parts store and get a new gasket for that make and model first. Jack off oops, Jack up the car and take off the oil pan. Scrape off the old gasket and put the new one on. You can hold it in place by a few drops of oil. Bolt the oil pan back in place. By the way, you should have drained the oil pan before removing it.
buy gasket... go to mechanic...if you want to do it ....then drain the oil. remove exhaust pipe, remove oil pan install in reverse order. good luck