Oil pan
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Oil pan
Ok, i took my 1996 in today to get the brakes fixed. The mechanic said that the oil pan gasket neede replacing, so i told him to go ahead and do it. The part that gets me is that he said he needed to pull the engine to take off the pan. Is this right? I only ask this to see if he is pulling major labor charges from me. Thanks in advance.
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Your truck has the 300 right? I changed the oil pan and gasket on my dads 92 and my 95 F150 both with the 300 with the engine in the truck. All that is required is to unbolt the two motor mount studs and transmission mount and jack the engine up. Sounds like to me that your mechanic is trying to rip you off on labor. Don't let him pull the engine for such a simple job.
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why does it need replacement? are you leaking large amounts of oil? Lets say you need to add a quart every 1000 miles, that is 2 quarts between oil changes at a price of $1.50 a quart = $3.00 between changes. drive 18,000 miles a year then you change oil 6 times a total of $18 worth of extra oil added. If the leak is a quart every 500 miles then its $36 a year. Big deal just add a quart here & there. The price of the repair will unlikely be recouped unless you drove it forever.
I have to add oil to many of my trucks its cheap + easy and your not being a bad owner or a butcher by considering pouring a quart rather then pay someone who may or may not diagnosed the leak correctly. you could spend thousands paying for oil leaks hiring mechanics to chase them all down, its not worth it unless its a gushing one dumping a quart every 50 miles
I have to add oil to many of my trucks its cheap + easy and your not being a bad owner or a butcher by considering pouring a quart rather then pay someone who may or may not diagnosed the leak correctly. you could spend thousands paying for oil leaks hiring mechanics to chase them all down, its not worth it unless its a gushing one dumping a quart every 50 miles
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From: Magrath
I guess I don't see why you would have to pull the pan completely off to change just the gasket. Shouldn't you be able to drop the pan a couple inches, take the old on off, and even if it is a one piece gasket, put it back on by sliding around the oil pickup. I may be wrong, but to pull the motor for the gasket is nuts.
Note, if you do decide to pull it to do the gasket, switch out the oil pump while you have it apart.
Note, if you do decide to pull it to do the gasket, switch out the oil pump while you have it apart.
