<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Golberg @ Jul 2 2008, 02:33 PM) </div>No. You can get it out by undoing the 4 x 10mm bolts that go through the sump into the bottom of the oil pump housing. There is no sump gasket, so nothing to mess up there. Just make sure you clean the sealing surfaces well without letting any gasket goo go into your sump.
It can be harder to put the pump back on though, because you can't really keep the gasket goo on the sump flange properly when you put the pump back on.
If the oil is mostly coming out of the crank seal, you can change the seal in the car fairly easily. Get a cheap #0 Phillips screwdriver and sharpen it up. Bend the last 6-8mm over in a right angle. Hammer it into the seal and pull the seal out. don't hammer it in till it bottoms out, just far enough so you can twist it around. Bash a new one in very gently with a flat piece of metal under your hammer, making sure you do it as evenly as possible.
