# 1998 Lincoln Town Car - Needs an oil pan **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lincoln\ **Created:** [November 27, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733 "2018-11-27T18:30:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ReginalEStinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@ReginalEStinson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ReginalEStinson)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/1 "2018-11-27T18:30:31Z")
How do I change my oil pan? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/2 "2018-11-27T18:52:12Z")
You could probably find a YouTube video. Not sure, but suspect a Crown Vic/grand Marquis video would apply. Question though. Why do you want to change it? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/3 "2018-11-27T21:25:12Z")
Not sure but it might not come out without removing the engine or at least un-doing an engine mount or 2 and lifting it. ---
**Author:** ![ReginalEStinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@ReginalEStinson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ReginalEStinson)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/4 "2019-02-08T11:56:22Z")
cause a whole is in the pan ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/5 "2019-02-08T13:21:41Z")
My 1998 Buick Regal required you to unbolt the motor mounts on top of the engine and rotate the engine forward to get past a suspension part under the pan. You might need to do the same thing. I. Lund out how to do it in a Haynes manual for the Regal. You might check the public library for a similar manual for the Lincoln, or a Crown Victoria with the same engine. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/6 "2019-02-08T22:16:07Z")
You should be able to look at it and figure it out. A lot depends upon the engine option. According to my Lincoln manual the 6 cylinder is reasonably simple but involves dropping the header pipe. The 4.6 is a whole nother kettle of fish. I didn’t bother to read through all of the steps but it involves a full page of fine print and may require loosening of the rear transmission mount also. I’ve never had a reason to pull the 4.6 pan on any of my LIncolns but visually speaking I can’t say that I’d ever even want to. If your current pan involves a stripped drain plug then just repair the plug hole with an oversized drain plug. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-lincoln-town-car-needs-an-oil-pan/129733/7 "2019-02-08T22:45:22Z")
These instructions are for a 97 Town Car, but the procedure is the same. > **[2012-08-17\_015534\_oil\_pan.pdf](https://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/apjp02/2012-08-17_015534_oil_pan.pdf)** Tester