Originally Posted by tangofox007

Yes, I gunked it pretty good. The problem is that the a/c compressor and mounting bracket make it hard to see where the oil leak originates.

Replacing the IP gasket does require removing the IP. (Yes, the whole, entire thing. Too bad you can't just remove the front half!!) But that is not the half of it. Removing the IP requires removing the oil filter housing, which is really more difficult than removing the IP. But it was not really that hard. I wanted to do the oil cooler lines at the same time. But somehow my order for the cooler lines fell through a crack, so I put the old ones back on, then replaced the cooler lines later. The oil cooler line replacement was far easier than advertised. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, unless folks just refuse to jack up the engine and disconnect the engine mount and shock. That would make it more of a challenge.