Im trying to get my oil pan out.. I've loosened the 2 bolts and 1 large bolt on each motor mount and even loosened the 4 bolts on the tranny mount but still when I try to jack up the engine right behind the oil pan where the engine and tranny meet, the whole truck lifts up and not just the engine/tranny...

1993 Toyota pickup 22re IFS 4wd

 

What you working on????
If it's IFS, the best way to get the oil pan to drop is to drop the front differential.

 

Sorry, just edited my post to list what i have.

I did a lot of reading on this and thought the easiest way would be lifting the engine.. is it easier to drop the diff?

 

The first time is the hardest. I have done it plenty times and I can drop a front diff in about 30 minutes.

 

Any tips or tricks? Going to be dropping my front diff soon to go to 4.88s and know how to do it in theory, just haven't done it for real yet

 

Pretty straightforward. Unbolt the inside half-shafts, and the three big mounting bolts. That's about it. Gotta Houdini it around a bit.