Brad Clayton Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 looking for information on other ways to replace the oil pan other than removing engine from f-series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 First, welcome to the DTS Forums! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbup.gif I once resealed the pan in a 1995 F350. It involved removing the turbo and the fan then jacking the engine up. There wasn't much room to work with but I did it. Once I unstuck the pan from the block I had to remove the oil pick-up tube. The difficult parts are keeping the sealing surfaces clean as oil will run down inside the block and not ruining the fresh bead of silicone while reinstalling the pick-up tube. A 7.3L is not that hard to get out of a truck and I think removing the engine is worth the aggravation you wont have to deal with. Just my humble opinion. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I agree completely with Keith, we've done many of them. It's quicker and less likely to be a problem pulling the motor. One thing is for sure- if you do one in the chassis, it will be the last one you do in the chassis. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james richards Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 THE MOTOR DOESNT HACE TO BE PULLED WHAT WE DO IS TAKE OUT CAB BOLTS EXCEPT REARS JACK UP CAB WITH 2 4X4 . RAISE ENGINE WITHOUT PULLING TURBO AND THE LIKE AND TAKE IT OUT BOTTOM . WORK AND IS BETTER THAT PULLING ENGINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 I have always pulled the engine, but I hear guys talk when I am at school about how easy it is in chassis. Just curious if they were right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Well, I guess it comes down to preference and who has a good trick. I see you are in Vermont and wonder if your roads are treated with salt like the roads here in NJ in winter. The road salts are DESTROYING many oil pans here. Ca$h we are getting around 22 hours to R&R an oil pan for a 7.3L... plus extra time for any broken fasteners requiring machining or extracting. As far as easy is concerned I wouldn't go that far unless you are comparing it to a six liter. (thats six litre for our Canadian friends /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmlew Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I pull the motor. It's almost impossible to get the oil to stop dripping with the engine in the truck...as much trouble as it is to get the pan off due to the "glue" they use, I sure wouldn't want to do one for warranty time after it leaked on my first attempt... But maybe you got it figured-out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 The salt here is an automotive nitemare to say the least. We get about the same time for cash jobs but they are mostly town trucks with these gigantic plow frames in the way and hydralic hoses and belt driven pumps everywhere. I seem to agree with the majority here, sometimes a short cut just isn't worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzltech Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 pull the motor,I can get a 7.3 on the floor in under 2 hours.Like stated before,its worth not having the aggravation....but to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Under two hours??? I'm missing something, here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmlew Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 pull the motor,I can get a 7.3 on the floor in under 2 hours.Like stated before,its worth not having the aggravation....but to each his own. Sounds like you are a young supertech... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Actually, two hours may not be that far fetched.... unless there is a need to put the truck back together again - then there could be a little "extra labour" involved... Like welding and paint and.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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