what r some pointers and tips of replacing my oil pan on my truck it has a 7.5 liter engine. i really dont want to attempt it. thanks

 

if its anything like the one on a 351w get rdy to lift the motor a lil

 

I never had my pan out but I had it completely unbolted and laying on th cross member while replacing the rear main seal. If. I was to unbolted the oil pump I could of slid the pan out.


By the way my Trans was out as well

 

I replaced it on my 351w and it was a bitch. I tried to just jack the motor up high enough. Took the intake off and disconnected everything. I got the old pan out with not much trouble but the new pan would not fit back in. I ended up pulling the motor out, which of course opened up even more problems. So good luck, it can be done, make sure you mark everything you disconnect.

 

like everyone has said it sucks if its like a smallblock youll have to jack the motor up make sure to take the exhaust off first makes everything easier.

 

thanks so much for the tips, thats kind of what i had figured, i'm going to give it a shot here so, i will let you all know how it "pans" out. yeah that was dumb. thanks

 

AHAHAHA!!!!

That was hilarious!

Anyway, there's always been talk amongst us about how difficult it would be to dismantle the frame/suspension versus lifting the motor. I don't know what the front end looks like on a 96 but maybe you'd want to consider that option?

 

well theres a cross member there and thats why u just cant drop it but someone said just torch it out of there nicely and when ur done weld it back it place. sounds like it would work, maybe?

 

Good luck, and let us know how it goes. My 460 could use a new oil pump, but after doing an oil pan gasket on my 88 F150 with the 5.0 I am reluctant to try and do it on the bigger motor.

 

Uhm... I wouldn't torch it and weld it back in. That is, I wouldn't do it that way. If I'm not mistaken the cross member you're talking about is tied into the suspension. Cutting it out and welding it back in could result in huge issues with the system.

I was suggesting you take the time to disassemble it. I don't know how difficult it would be, but it wouldn't hurt to consider it before you go to the trouble of prepping the motor to lift it.

For the record I strongly advise you to NOT torch and weld the crossmember.

 

The cross member is welded into the frame. It is the only one for some reason.

There is a shop by me that CUTs OUT the crossmember to replace powerstroke oil pans in superdutys all the time.I think they are NUTS and there is no way i would let some one torch my frame then weld it back in

 

Is that just on the 96 or older models too? Just curious 'cause I'm trying to find the time to replace the oil pan gasket on my 91 F150 and I was thinking about dismantling the suspension to do it, but if it's welded in place then there's no point in bothering. I just haven't had a chance to really look closely at it to see if it is- I just assumed it wouldn't be.

Agreed. And you would think a shop would know better. Seems to me it would be easier to pull the motor and would definitely create less liability for the shop in the event that something should happen after they did this. Maybe there's more room on a superduty but it seems to me that they would only be able to weld it back in place from the bottom side as there wouldn't be enough room on the top.

 

i only had to unbolt the exhaust, motor mounts, and trans mount, oh i also removed the hood so i could use my backhoe as a engine lift, i think i still had to unbolt the pump while the pan was on but unbolted, then i wrestled the pan, it is a huge P.I.T.A. but doable, good luck

 

thanks to all. will let you know

 

All 80-97 have the crossmember welded in