Just did the oil pan on an XJS and hanged the subframe, already put it back together but took a pick with the subframe hanging cause it was kinda cool:

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Nice. Looks like she's not enjoying this operation one bit! lol

Was it a leaking gasket?

 

no, the drainplug fitting was broken, the first pans had very little 'meat' around the plug, and the plug is a 30mm so somebody had broken it and j b welded it, but it started leaking. the new pan has more meat on the plug.