269k on a 04 6.0, in the rust belt, oil pan is needing replaced according to the tech. It looks rusty for sure. 1300+ to change it. I understand you have to lift the engine some to replace.

Engine is stock, are there any aftermarket pan's worth looking at if I'm going to replace it?

 

No, the engine does not have to be lifted "a little bit"; see video:

 

That only works if the bolts aren't rusted. All the rusted ones I've done have rusted bolts above the cradle and a bolt extractor pounded on is the only way to get them out. They can rust down to a 5-6mm head. The oil pan in the video wasn't rusted at all.

 

Yes i think its river city diesel makes an aluminum one. Im also thinking about going that route. Look it up.

 

i have a 04 and replaced mine with an 08 pan and 08 pan filter an actual filter instead of just a screen very easy to and under 200$ for the parts

 

I think you misunderstood the OP's post. The OP was referring to the engine oil pan, not the transmission pan.

 

The way it was done in the video is exactly the same way I do it too. And yes, I agree with the statement about the bolt heads, which is exactly why I usually quote new bolts as well as the pan itself, so that I don't care about how badly I mangle the bolts during removal if I'm only going to discard them after. I think DTR was only doing an oil pan reseal in the video.

 

sorry my bad