plug drips make me a mess
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plug drips make me a mess
I already posted this - but am new and did it in the wrong section of the site - so will try in the 6 cyl area -
I have had a '92 F-150 w/6cyl/electronic Trans for about 2 mos [99K] - drives great but leaks around the oil pan drain plug - I replaced the orig plug with one of the quick drain type/copper gasket. Put silicone sealant around the threads and gasket - torqued it down to 24 lbs and it still drips. I have a concrete drive & my wife does not like it. Help! Any ideas??
Also there is some kind of heavy coating on the oil pan which is chipped off in several places on the bottom and sides - is this anything to worry about?? If so; How to correct??
Tarkon
I have had a '92 F-150 w/6cyl/electronic Trans for about 2 mos [99K] - drives great but leaks around the oil pan drain plug - I replaced the orig plug with one of the quick drain type/copper gasket. Put silicone sealant around the threads and gasket - torqued it down to 24 lbs and it still drips. I have a concrete drive & my wife does not like it. Help! Any ideas??
Also there is some kind of heavy coating on the oil pan which is chipped off in several places on the bottom and sides - is this anything to worry about?? If so; How to correct??
Tarkon
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Is trading in the wife an option? May need a new pan. Has to be some sort of distortion in the plug hole area. Shouldn't have to do silicone at all. Positive it is coming from the drain plug and not the front pan seal?
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roger it is coming from the plug. Changing the plug and adding the silicone has slowed quite a bit though. While I had the plug out I also used fine sandpaper to smooth the lip of the hole as well.
roger it is coming from the plug. Changing the plug and adding the silicone has slowed quite a bit though. While I had the plug out I also used fine sandpaper to smooth the lip of the hole as well.
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What year is your truck? Some of the fords had an oil pan problem where moisture got under the paint and caused it to bubble while the pan rotted underneath. If this is the case, sand off the old paint in the problem area, and repaint with a good quality high heat paint.
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Mine did that until I replaced the drain plug gasket. The Ford gasket is a hard plastic that doesn't seal very well. The GM gasket is a metal washer with an O-ring bonded to it and works much better.
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Hey Serving-Time
I think you have hit on the problem - Mine is a '92 and I picked at those bubbles until and I got below them and found that it was rust. Some of it was, what appeared to be, rust several layers thick. I took off all the bad I could and then recoated it with titanium putty taking it back to the original thickness. Seems to be holding fine even tho one spot was so deep it started seeping oil while I was working on it. But I would guess that down the road I'm gonna have to replace the oil pan sooner or later, or else run into trouble.
Thanks for the good word.
tarkon
I think you have hit on the problem - Mine is a '92 and I picked at those bubbles until and I got below them and found that it was rust. Some of it was, what appeared to be, rust several layers thick. I took off all the bad I could and then recoated it with titanium putty taking it back to the original thickness. Seems to be holding fine even tho one spot was so deep it started seeping oil while I was working on it. But I would guess that down the road I'm gonna have to replace the oil pan sooner or later, or else run into trouble.
Thanks for the good word.
tarkon
