I have a 95 F150, 2wd, 6cyl, 5spd with a rusted oil pan. I've tried patching it twice with JB weld and it starts leaking again. At this point, I'm ready to bite the bullet and put a new pan. Do I need to drop any suspension or jack the engine up to do this? Thanks in advance..

 

Anybody have an opinion on this?

 

You'll need to lift the engine. Search through this forum and maybe the six cylinder forum to see if you can find the exact procedure (or get a good repair manual).

 

You will just have to raise the motor off the mounts a few inches, you can still patch it, but you've got to pull it and patch from the inside if you want it to last. if you know someone with a welder that would be best, you will need to go to a pool supply place and buy some muratic acid, it will boil the oil out of the metal on the inside of the pan to make sure you get a good weld. this will also be the best way to ensure a good patch if you go with an epoxy like jb weld. i've done the jb weld from the inside and outside this way and never had another problem with it. but now i've got a welder that would be my choice next time i have a hole. just be careful not to burn it too hot and make a bigger hole, oil pans are usually around 3/32 to 1/8 inch thick. junk yard pan is probably around $40, just a guess, but a new one is $100 or more.

one more thing, i would consider a new oil pump while you've got the pan off.

 

Thanks for the reply. I don't want to try and repair the old one, too much rust. Also don't want to go with a junk yard pan. I can get a new pan, pump, and gasket set from rockauto for about $120. That's probably the route I'm going to take.

 

Does anyone know(for sure) if the upper intake/plenium needs to come off to pull the oil pan. My Haynes manual says no, but I've had 2 shops tell me that it does need to come off. I realize the front mount has to be unbolted and the motor jacked up a bit to allow the pan to clear, but I don't want to have to mess with the intake.

Thanks for any/all replies

 

i don't see why, i think you can find a place to hook to the motor to pick it up without the intake getting in the way, shops probably want to do it just to be on the safe side. removing the intake would give you better access points for raising the motor, but i don't see it as HAVING to be done that way.

 

It honestly doesn't take that much work to remove the upper intake. There are six or seven bolts that hold it on. I'd remove the throttle body and wire it up out of the way and then remove the upper intake. While you have that off, if your valve cover gasket is leaking, this is a good time to replace that, too.

 

only thing is to remember where all the vacuum lines came from if you take the intake off. only the last bolt toward the firewall sucks, you can't see it you just have to feel for it and remove it blindly. i just put mine back on this weekend after replacing valve cover gasket. i used a deepwell 10mm and ratchet on all the bolts, even the back one, but like i said you will have to get that one just by feel.