Found this while clicking thru craigs list this afternoon. Not sure If I'd trust a 2 peice, but as far as changing one it should be like a down pipe. Once the PIA is out it's a piece of cake

7.3 powerstroke oil pan solutions ................ save $2k!!!!

 

Now that's a great idea. Good find!

 

How do they get the front to clear the oil pickup. That's one of the big hang ups. Maybe they unbolt the motor mounts and lift the engine to clear. I don't know.

 

Yeah, 47 mins they can't be fighting with much.

 

thats a great theory but i cant see how thats going to make the job that much easier. would unbolting that much of the oil pan allow you enough room to slide it back so as not to hit the oil pan?

-cutts-

 

It troubles me that they didn't include contact info in their Craig's List ad. The manufacture of that item can't be cheap and one wold think that they would jump at the opportunity to advertise.

I sent them an E-mail requesting contact info for a latter date. It will be interesting how/when/if they reply.

Rog

 

Useless in a e-series.
Its the front of the pan thats the problem.

Bill

 

Rog
Here's his reply that was sent to someone on one of the other boards:

Received the instructions from the guy.

'We sell an oil pan that comes in 2 pieces. Put truck on ramps, lift orsome safe means to get the motor up so as to work under. Rememberyour truck is heavy .... make sure your ramps can safely accommodatethe weight of the truck. Disconnect battery. Undo engine and transmount bolts. Undo pan bolts. Jack –up the motor till turbo hits firewall, push-up the trans and drop the pan down. U can do this with aautomotive floor jack, an engine hoist even a bottle jack. It isadvisable that u 'SHIM' the motor up with several small 2x4 blocksbetween the engine mounts and frame support 4 safety. The Old Panwill drop about 5- 6 inches. Slip a sheet of light gauge metal, plastic or even aluminum foilbetween the pan and block. ' 'Cut-out' the old pan. by removing a 3'rear section with a 'saws all' , pneumatic cut off saw or similar.Save as a reminder of what a fine machine Henry built 4 U. Make surenot to damage the pk-up tube. If the pk-up tube gets 'nicked' it mustbe weld repaired or replaced. Do a through job of cleaning the face flange on the block and theround supports for the main bearings with a solvent that cuts oil.CAREFUL some cleaners are a fire hazard. NO SMOKING. Practice with a 'Dry-Run' of putting in front section and pk-up tube.This will help U see how the front of the pk-up tube goes back inwithout DISTURBING THE CAULKING. U will see to hold the pan sectiona little back and toward the drovers side a little bit so front pk-uptube bolts can be seen and placed . This is best as a 2 man task.The man in the rear guilds the tube and the man in front puts thebolts in place When ready, new front section goes in with caulking in place. Afterapplying the caulking put a nail or similar stop to keep it fresh.If U drop a front tube bolt retrieve with telescoping magnet or removepan section and start again. Once in place U want to move along toget the pan section in before caulking 'dries-out' The open endmakes the job of attaching rear pk-up tube bolt far, far easier. Caulkthe second section and bolt in place to bo the the block and the frontpan section ……. and you are done. Takes no time at all. We can doit in 2 hours in Meadville PA or sell U the pan with caulking ....Level of experience required? …. Modest. Record so far is 47 minutesby 2 pros. That is a little better than Fords 18 hours shop time($2,200 plus $330 4 the pan, 24 for the chaulking). We are swamped. It is taking about a week to 10 days to deliver.

 

If it became a complete necessity to remove my pan I would consider investing in one of these but not as preventative maintenance just in case I had to.

But still the instructions supplied by BlueMule (Thanks BM) were void of any contact info.

Rog

 

Agreed.

If and when I have to change the pan do to rust through leakage is the time I will swap out my pan for the 2 piece. I also agree that the 2 piece pan is a great idea.

 

the rockville,md location is about 20 mins from me. try to get an address or phone number for them and i will go check it out.

 

i would like to know who is selling these 2 piece oil pans and how much they are? my email is piedmont2214@yahoo.com is you could write me back thanks, billy