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Dipstick tube
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Dipstick tube
I was under my truck today and I noticed that where the dipstick goes into the oil pan mine was leaking a fair amount of oil. The set up kinda looked funny. It is probebly the way it came from ford. Does anybody know of a mod or fix to stop the leak? I sure would like to save the oil and not have to clean it off the sidewalk. Thanks for the hlep
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From: MICHIGAN
Pretty common leak. Search this site, you'll see. You can try and tighten the nut a little bit if it's leaking there. It's proably rusting out though. You might get lucky and patch it but the pan will need to be replaced eventually. Not an easy task, the engine has to come out, or at least high enough to remove the pan. By the time you get everything disconnected to get the engine high enough, it almost out anyway.
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I had the same leak and it is a difficult one to fix, as you cannot drop the oil pan to get to the inside o-ring to replace on the flange. I got mine fixed by a local diesel mechanic. I rub elbows with him as much as possible and pimp him for info, but he would not budge on this particular fix. He has come up with a way of doing it from the outside that is "his" little trade secret. If I had the answer I would tell you brother! It ran me about 160.00 to fix it, but it was worth it to not see the constant pool of oil in the driveway!
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From: Celaya, Gto. MX
Replacing Dipstick seal without dropping panGo to a IH truck location and get the right orings 2 one big for around the big plug and a small one for the dip stick. also make sure you have a set of gripper clamps like doctors use (or a needle nose visegrip) to hold the brass part so you dont loose it inside the pan.
1 pull dip stick and the starter /yes you need the room so you dont drop the brass nut.
2. put the big oring on the clamp then grab the hole the dip sick goes in then back off the nut. check it as some have stripped the threads over tighting it trying to stop leak. if it is stripped then you got problems as it can only be replaced by dropping the pan.sorry i have not done it so no help there
3. very easy push the big brass in and cut the oring and get rid of the old. slip the new in it fits in a grove and then pull it back where it goes and thighten the nut to just good not over tight so you stripp the nut.
If you dont get the o-ring that needed. Buy a new tube of the good rtv. Pulled the starter & cleaned the side of the pan. Use needle nose vise-grips (as suggested), and pulled the nut off. Then moved the housing into the pan. Pulled the o-ring,cleaned the o-ring & housing, put rtv on the o-ring & the outside of the pan. Slid the housing back in place & replaced the nut.
good luck
1 pull dip stick and the starter /yes you need the room so you dont drop the brass nut.
2. put the big oring on the clamp then grab the hole the dip sick goes in then back off the nut. check it as some have stripped the threads over tighting it trying to stop leak. if it is stripped then you got problems as it can only be replaced by dropping the pan.sorry i have not done it so no help there
3. very easy push the big brass in and cut the oring and get rid of the old. slip the new in it fits in a grove and then pull it back where it goes and thighten the nut to just good not over tight so you stripp the nut.
If you dont get the o-ring that needed. Buy a new tube of the good rtv. Pulled the starter & cleaned the side of the pan. Use needle nose vise-grips (as suggested), and pulled the nut off. Then moved the housing into the pan. Pulled the o-ring,cleaned the o-ring & housing, put rtv on the o-ring & the outside of the pan. Slid the housing back in place & replaced the nut.
good luck
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Thanks a bunch
I guess the biggiest thing I have to worry about is dropping that little part. I might just give this a try this weekend.
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RÖENTGEEP, you are definitely becoming the "MAN", almost a repair genuis. Again, I would give you some rep points but I have to spread it around. I hope some of the other guys on this thread give you some point, you deserve them.
Good Job.
Good Job.
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Rep points sent. I meant to do it earlier but I was in a hurry but still planned on doing it later. It is later. Thanx for the info. You probably saved alot of people including myself alot of anguish
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From: Celaya, Gto. MX
I must say THANK TO ALL.
Thanks to all of you, and as I said before, you are my MASTERS.
BTW I am one year old here in
and really, started from "0" with dieseles, I have learned and still do it, a lot with all of you. Thanks for that.
BTW I am one year old here in
and really, started from "0" with dieseles, I have learned and still do it, a lot with all of you. Thanks for that.