Oil Pan Recommendations?
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Oil Pan Recommendations?
Hi, I have a 96 F150 5.0 with a rusty, leaky oil pan. Anybody have any information on a good manufacturer of oil pans that DON'T rot? Obviously, I am not going to get the Ford part, because why would I spend too much for another one that will simply rust out? I have looked at Engine Quest oil pans, Jeg's catalog, and several online places, but I don't know what I am getting as far as quality goes. Any suggestions?
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Brian
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Brian
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I had the same problem with my 96 350 and went ahead and bought a ford pan. however, if you look into coating the outside of it with some type of coating, maybe that would help before you install it. I don't know if like a rhino coating would help it or not but u could look into something like that. just my two cents
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Surface rust is normal.
As long as there is rust through or rust caused weakening, the leaks are usually caused by bad gaskets/sealing.
Remove the pan, clean/blast it, paint or powder coat it, and reuse it.
Or, send it out for a coatings like on headers. Jethot, HPC, CermaKrome, Swaintech, Polydyne, Techline, Thermaltech,... should be able to give it an long lasting pretty coating.
As long as there is rust through or rust caused weakening, the leaks are usually caused by bad gaskets/sealing.
Remove the pan, clean/blast it, paint or powder coat it, and reuse it.
Or, send it out for a coatings like on headers. Jethot, HPC, CermaKrome, Swaintech, Polydyne, Techline, Thermaltech,... should be able to give it an long lasting pretty coating.
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