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you will have to drain the oil. It's not a terrible job, but it is quite messy. There is not a gasket for the oil pan you use RTV compound. Biggest pain for this job is cleaning the old RTV compound off the oil pan and the bottom of the engine. I don't remember the torque specs, but it's all aluminum so leave Gunther in the house and don't over tighten.

i may have created a how to way back in the day. You'll have to search for that. No promises though, it's been forever since I did it.