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I have a 92 f150 with an oil leak, it is dripping oil from the bellhousing front of the transmission and there is a little bit down the pan!
Just wondering how hard it actually is to just change the gaskets, all the stuff i have heard involves lifting the engine slightly to get the pan out, but i was wondering if you could just unbolt it and have enough room to replace the gaskets!
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Chaz
Just wondering how hard it actually is to just change the gaskets, all the stuff i have heard involves lifting the engine slightly to get the pan out, but i was wondering if you could just unbolt it and have enough room to replace the gaskets!
thx
Chaz
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Welcome to FTE Chaz!
This could be your oil pan gasket but it is most likely your rear main seal. If you'd like to try replacing the pan gasket first, it can be done by only dropping the pan down a couple inches (pan can't come off unless the engine is lifted). Some guys on the site prefer to lift the engine a bit and remove the pan completely, while others have sworn it's much less work to leave the engine in place. I've never had to do it so I can't vouch for either method, but if it were me, I'd leave the engine in place and try it that way
If it's your rear main (which it probably is, these trucks are notorious for leaking rear main seals), then you'll need to either pull the tranny back or pull the engine. The rear main seal is the seal on the back of your crankshaft (between the block and tranny). Good luck brother.
This could be your oil pan gasket but it is most likely your rear main seal. If you'd like to try replacing the pan gasket first, it can be done by only dropping the pan down a couple inches (pan can't come off unless the engine is lifted). Some guys on the site prefer to lift the engine a bit and remove the pan completely, while others have sworn it's much less work to leave the engine in place. I've never had to do it so I can't vouch for either method, but if it were me, I'd leave the engine in place and try it that way
If it's your rear main (which it probably is, these trucks are notorious for leaking rear main seals), then you'll need to either pull the tranny back or pull the engine. The rear main seal is the seal on the back of your crankshaft (between the block and tranny). Good luck brother.
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im hoping its just the pan gasket i cant see the oil leaking halfway up the pan and it being the rear main seal! but then again it could be i guess. Not really looking forward to pulling the trans or engine for just that, especially when the motors only got 79 thousand miles on it. If it ends up being the rear main is there a certain type of seal i should get to possibly prevent it from happening again or am i screwed either way?
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Originally Posted by rednwhite92
im hoping its just the pan gasket i cant see the oil leaking halfway up the pan and it being the rear main seal!
Originally Posted by rednwhite92
Not really looking forward to pulling the trans or engine for just that, especially when the motors only got 79 thousand miles on it. If it ends up being the rear main is there a certain type of seal i should get to possibly prevent it from happening again or am i screwed either way?
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well that sounds like the rear main seal then cause i can squeeze on the dust cover and oil seeps out of it.
looks like i have a project ahead of me. About how long did it take you to change your seal?
Any other things i should consider changing while i got it all apart?
looks like i have a project ahead of me. About how long did it take you to change your seal?
Any other things i should consider changing while i got it all apart?
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Originally Posted by rednwhite92
well that sounds like the rear main seal then cause i can squeeze on the dust cover and oil seeps out of it.
looks like i have a project ahead of me. About how long did it take you to change your seal?
Any other things i should consider changing while i got it all apart?
looks like i have a project ahead of me. About how long did it take you to change your seal?
Any other things i should consider changing while i got it all apart?
My friend with the trans jack didn't realize that my e4od wouldn't fit on it. For the time being I'm waiting on enough money to invest in a transmission jack. You didn't mention which engine you have... If it's a 5.0 or 5.8L, then here's instructions:
The job really isn't that hard as long as you have the correct tools. The hardest part is pulling the transmission back. I've also heard that it's a good idea to install a repair sleeve on the crank while you've got the transmission pulled, this will help to prevent it from leaking again in the future. Guy here on the forum replaced his rear main and it still leaked because he didn't install a repair sleeve. Something like this:
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...ype=83&PTSet=A
Looks like just a ring in the picture but it's actually a cylinder. Good luck buddy. Be sure to let us know how it goes.
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yea its the 5.0 i haven't given it any thoughts either i wonder if the trans jack i used on my mustang(c4) will fit the e4od!!! ill have to give that a check in the morning. Ill probably attempt it next week ahh what a good way to spend vacation. Thx for the diagrams!
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
Just buy the most expensive rear main seal you can find (the one I bought on Summit, most expensive one was around $30.
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Originally Posted by eco
I do agree with going for the MOST expensive option available...but $30??? I have a more expensive one than that. Give me $5000 dollars and it all yours.
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actually believe it or not it wasnt the rear main seal or the pan gasket!
seems like someone thought it would be funny to loosen some of my pan bolts.
I cant think of any other reason why the back half of them were not at the correct torque and the front half of them were???
seems like someone thought it would be funny to loosen some of my pan bolts.
I cant think of any other reason why the back half of them were not at the correct torque and the front half of them were???
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
You betcha, good luck buddy. Give me a rep point if I helped you out. Just 1 more point and I get another green square! Click the gray scale icon at the top right of one of my posts. Thanks brother and welcome to the forum!
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Least you figgered it out Chaz....hey Chris, most people jack up the motor and pull the whole pan because they're like me and go ahead and replace the oil pump while they're in there.....Later....welcome Chaz....
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I highly doubt that someone went to the trouble of only LOOSENING the bolts, and only the BACK HALF at that... Most likely the vibration of the engine somehow backed these bolts out a bit over time. If you want to make sure it doesn't happen again you could use put some locktite on the threads of those bolts