anyone know the easiest and safest and most effective way to replace the oil pan on a f250 with a 7.3 i just took the tranny out for that to be replaced and i know the oil pan is leaking badly so i want to replace it while i have the tranny out. thanks

 

Engine Removal.

 

Easiest
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Safest: Have someone else do it.

Most Effective: Pull the engine. From what I've read, it's the only way to get the pan off unless you are willing to cut the crossmember.

If you do a search, you'll probably find quite a few posts on the subject.

 

Pull the engine. Or at least unbolt the motor mounts and lift it off the mounts by 8" at least.

 

Best way to do it properly is with the engine out and flipped over. Easier to apply the RTV and install the pan when upside down too.

 

i just did the process of changing pan, engine needs to come out and if you can't flip it you got to pull pan and hang it for 24-36 hours and hit it with brake cleaner coupletimes in them hours so no oil can ruin the new gasket. i replaced my tranny also due to bellhouse crack. but really easy to put motor in and then put tranny to in not other way around it took me one man besides held with tranny for about 2 hours 30 hours of wrench time not including hanging engine and parts run (7 hrs) for transmission

 

I'll tell you how I just did this to my truck. Maybe you guys will laugh at me but I didn't want to go through the whole engine removal process. My truck's a beater.

Anyway, I crawled under there with a sawzall and cut the crossmember out. Pulled the oil pan, got the Ford sealant, and put a new pan in from the parts store. The pan I got was powdercoated so hopefully it won't rust any quicker than the factory one.

Then I got my MIG welder and welded the crossmember back together. Now I know this isn't the "correct" way of doing it but I can tell you that crossmember isn't going anywhere and it only took me a few hours under the truck.

After seeing how easy it really was I'd do it again to any truck no matter how nice it is. I did this over a year ago and have zero problems with oil leaks. I think the key is to get the gasket surfaces clean and to make sure to use the Ford sealant.

I saw that goofy oil pan cover contraption and decided against it. That thing is still going to rust and I don't want that stuff floating around the inside of the pan clogging the pump pickup.

 

Gregpro50,

I'm looking at the possibility of doing this repair as well. I am very interested in your comment about the powdercoated pan.

Can you give any details on the pan?

I understand the Ford pan is painted inside and out. This is certainly a repair I don't want to do more than once so I am wondering about the possibility of taking the Ford pan, and sandblasting the paint off the EXTERIOR and then using POR-15 to paint it.

Comments anyone?

 

This was the pan I used. I thought the quality was good and it fits fine.

Advance Auto Parts: Oil Pan by Spectra Premium - Part FP20B