2000 Chevy Blazer - stuck oil pan

[kissmykitty]

My autistic brother, A., is a new mechanic, and he recently bought a 2000 Chevy Blazer 4x4. I registered an account on this forum to post the following on his behalf. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as he has tried everything he can think of to remove the stuck oil pan (he needs to remove it and replace it, as it has a crack in it):

my engine oil pan wont come out i took out all the bolts there were 9 bolts holding it down 3 bolts on the bottom of the bell housing and 2 grommets with 2 nuts and i pulled them out and the pan went halfway down and wont come out nothing in the service manual google or youtube nothing anywhere i dont know how to get it out

Thank you!

 

[zora]

Is the timing cover preventing it from dropping down?