oil pan gasket
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 853
Likes: 1
I'll start out by saying that If it were me I would pull the engine.BUT:there are a few on this board who have tried with success this meathod:https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...?highlight=pan
Look at post#12 fordguy_til I die.Its interesting.Just not sure about cutting the cross member.I haven't really looked at it either.As far as the structural purpose of that member.But I'm not in your same boat.
Look at post#12 fordguy_til I die.Its interesting.Just not sure about cutting the cross member.I haven't really looked at it either.As far as the structural purpose of that member.But I'm not in your same boat.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 436
Likes: 1
From: Mass
i see u have 3 trucks, if its the 99 7.3 i'd hold off for a minute. do some more research on here. everyone with a oil leak thinks its the pan but 95% of the time its not. its from somewhere else and drips that way. happened to me and it wasn't the pan. maybe clean the pan and engine real good around all seals and gaskets then go for a ride and check it out. i'm not saying your wrong, its your truck but i snooped around real good from info obtained on here and was releived to find it wasn't the pan.
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 853
Likes: 1
Good point swaybar.I always just assume that that all the checking has already been done.but how many times do your read "I have a pan leak"or "rear main seal leak".Only to turn out to be the Turbo pedestal leaking back and down there.Anyway before you go craxy on the thing.Do as he^^ says.Check from top looking down into the engine valley.Look for any kind of oil puddling up in there.Chances are There is something up there leaking.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 26,966
Likes: 50
From: Texas
Good catch swaybar. Rep points sent. Unless you are absolutely, positively, 100% sure it is the oil pan gasket, then inspect the top, back and sides of the motor. If you see any oil in the valley or sides clean everything up then start tracing the leak down.
Trending Topics
Elder User
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 718
Likes: 2
From: Chattanooga, TN
Suggest adding some dye into the oil and after running engine for a while, check for leaks with a UV light. The light will show the trail of the contaminated oil and you should be able to track it back to its origin.
Good luck,
Good luck,
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 26,966
Likes: 50
From: Texas
I know the Ford mechanics use dye when they're chasing leaks. Anyone know where to get this dye or what it's called? I may or may not have an oil leak still and might try some before my next oil change.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 133
Likes: 0
I started looking at this leak again and noticed my starter is covered in oil or fuel. I see that that everybody says to look in the valley . I dont know what that is but I looked under the fuel filter and that is dry. But further back on the motor is very oily and full of grime . Is that were the turbo pedestal would be. I am going to spray some simple green on it tomorrow and hose it down. How hard of a fix is it to repair the pedestal.
Thanks
Thanks
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 853
Likes: 1
Thats what you need to do.Is clean it all up back there and see for sure where its coming from.The turbo pedestal is directly under the turbo.There are o-rings that apparently leak back there.I believe they are sealing off the turbo bolt holes.Never had to do them myself.Alot of people have though.They will help you once you find for sure where the leak is from.another area of concern back there is the EBPV{exhaust back pressure valve}.Not sure what on that leaks.But some have done whats called an EBPV delete.If its leaking.
Again,not to be redundant.But you really have to clean it up back on top of the motor.Down in that really hard to get at valley.And maybe with one of those mirrors on a swivel.Check and see where its leaking.Otherwise your just throwing parts at it.
Again,not to be redundant.But you really have to clean it up back on top of the motor.Down in that really hard to get at valley.And maybe with one of those mirrors on a swivel.Check and see where its leaking.Otherwise your just throwing parts at it.
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,130
Likes: 0
From: Bloomfield Hills, MI
To fix the gasket i didn't have the pull the engine at all. If i remember right, i took out the starter and some other stuff that just cluttered it up. dropped the pan (although it would not come out , there was enough room to get RTV Red gasket under there.) i tightened it up and to this day i have not had a problem at the gasket. I know thats not how you are meant to do it, but it worked.