Oil pan tips

[TheSmokinStroke2002]

I'm going to be tackling my first oil pan job on a 96 f 350 this coming weekend.

Anyone have some tips from experience?

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[Magnum PD]

Pull engine.










LOL

 

[ghohouston]

Use ford grey silicone. Nothing else. Make sure you brake clean the hell out of the mating surfaces. Check the pickup tube for cracks

 

[earlybroncoboy]

Be careful when re installing pan to not get silicon in bolt holes. Can cause hydralic fracture of block.....

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[ryanss22]

Male sure matong surface is super clean and use ford grey sylicone

 

[TyCorr]

Leave the motor upside down for a day, or longer, to.make sure the silicon is.dry. Make sure you clean tye hell out of the new pan too. I put extra paint and then bedliner on mine. While the motor is out I would.also.spend the 60 bucks and overhaul the oil cooler. You'll probably wind up taking it off anyway.

Id strongly urge you to get new dipstick parts. Tube, nut, adapter and orings. I glued mine in. No orings. Also Connor, a seal kit can be had for under 100 bucks that will reseal the front cover, water pump, and hpop. It'll also get you the rubber where the oiltube seals against the front cover.

As stated, clean the bejesus out of it. Let the oil drain as long as you can.

 

[DEEZUZ]

pans come with new dipstick nut, adapter, and seal.

make sure you actually measure the silicone bead out, dont guess it...

 

[TheSmokinStroke2002]

How thick of a bead?

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[ghohouston]

A hair bigger than a bic plastic pen, but not as big as a normal sharpie if that makes sense, imo anyways

 

[TyCorr]

pans come with new dipstick nut, adapter, and seal.

make sure you actually measure the silicone bead out, dont guess it...

Mine didnt. Bought it last fall. Believe me it was significantly more to purchase all the crap.

In fact I checked 3 dealers and the parts were ten bucks apart at the three from low to high, none included anything with the pan. Not even the $21 per tube grey rtv.

 

[TyCorr]

How thick of a bead?

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1/4 on the sides and 3/8 on the fron and back. There were fractions of an inch mark on my tube. I caulk all day, every day and use tape measures all day. I didnt actually measure it but its not a bad idea, for peace of mind.

 

[2dedge]

How long does the ford grey silicone take to cure before I can fill it
With oil and run it?

 

[Arisley]

Put it together, call it a day. In the morning, put the motor in the truck. Throw a gallon of oil on the front seat, that way you won't forget to fill it. Wait until the last step before cranking it to put oil in it. You will be fine.

 

[2dedge]

I plan on cutting the cross member and welding it back in, so I should only need a few hours. If I need to leave it over night I will but didn't know for sure

 

[Arisley]

BAD, BAD PLAN.

 

[webb06]

I plan on cutting the cross member and welding it back in, so I should only need a few hours. If I need to leave it over night I will but didn't know for sure

Don't be "that guy"......

 

[ToMang07]

I plan on cutting the cross member and welding it back in, so I should only need a few hours. If I need to leave it over night I will but didn't know for sure

So, you come on, ask how to do it the right way, only to say you're doing it the wrong way anyway???

You sir, are an Askhole.

 

[Arisley]

He's not the OP. If I was doing it his way, I would just use old school permatex #1. It will seal it up just fine.

 

[ToMang07]

He's not the OP. If I was doing it his way, I would just use old school permatex #1. It will seal it up just fine.

Whoops, LOL, I guess that's what happens when I try to split my time between work and play! My bad!

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[TyCorr]

I plan on cutting the cross member and welding it back in, so I should only need a few hours. If I need to leave it over night I will but didn't know for sure

If you can't do something.correctly what makes you think you'll be able to overcome the shtistorm of obstacles you'll create in the process of doing something like you own a junkyard? You're in for a world of shti and might even hurt yourself. Great plan!!

All to save six hours and the cost of an engine hoist?