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F250 7.3 oil pan replacement.

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JayinNY

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As good of a truck the f250 7.3 diesels are there prone to oil pans rotting out. My brothers 99 finally went, he found a local mechanic who works for our school bus garage, guy told him about $1200 to $1500 to pull engine and replace oil pan would take a week . Well guy took 2 weeks, replaced a bunch of things that could have been reused and charged him $4000 bucks. Has anyone else had that job done? How much it cost you? As my brother said, the guy is a school bus mechanic, you just throw everything away and buy new, hey the tax payers are paying for it??
 
There was a run on oil pans made in Mexico. WE have changed two. ! on 92 Ford F 150 4x4, the other was on our tractor.Junk pans using re claimed metal IMHO. Sounds like your friend got tskrn for a ride. Dam shame. Greedy/disonest people run the show but for a limited time.
LOU
 
I still run a couple of Chevy 6.2's and a 6.5, and a buddy has a couple of 7.3's.

We touch things up ourselves.

If you choose to pay a PRO who's REAL job is repairing up-to-date high-tech NEW stuff, the going rate to repair what should be a minor detail of running an older vehicle, is gonna get UGLY. REAL quick!
 
Jay in August of 2010 I had my 1999 f350 psd at 253319 miles. I had the pan replaced Did the clutch and related parts rear main seal wile it was down. All new U joints and the cardan joint and drive shaft rebalanced. The parts were $1192.34 labor from local guy not Ford. But Ford replacement parts. $1424.50 fluids was another $52.00 bucks total bill $2855.66 with tax. Same truck today has 325651 miles and no other reapers other then general oil changes and stuff like that.
 
I did the one on my 97 f350 a few months ago.I cut the cross member out,changed the pan a welded it back in. Not that tough of a job if your a decent welder. Most important thing I can tell you is you have to take the pan off and let it drip dry at least over night,then clean it real good ,then reinstall pan. I bought a ford pan and used the recommended sealer from my ih dealer.Before ever one jumps on my about the cutting and welding,most of there trucks are high mileage 15 year old trucks,not worth much more than the remove and replace costs. But they are to good to junk with a replacement being 60k. I"m a welder by trade so I now mine got done good, and will not be prone to fail.thanks Chris
 
Jay
I think on a 15 year old truck ( also knowing your around Albany salt ) unless the body was near perfect i would try something like one of these.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slnFCb46IO8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmZooU7Q6ck
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Used to change alot of them. Jack the motor up as high as possible, slide the tranny back, loosen the oil pan, unbolt the oil pickup, drop it in the pan. Slide the pan out. Reverse install. If it all goes right, it's an eight hour job.
Did this while working for Laidlaw. They were a contract bid company. Parts came right off the bottom line of profits....tax payers saw no change in rates as a result.

Stumpy
 
I own a repair shop. We have done lots of oil pans on 7.3 engines. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we don't see rusted out pans, but lots of leaks from the dip stick tube where it goes into the pan. With engines with lots of miles it is very common to find extra things that need to be replaced while the engine is out. We always carefully explain everything to the customer before starting the job. Communication!!! It usually runs $1,500 to $2,000 to do a reseal at my shop.
 
Thanks Sean, I'm gonna bookmark that in case the pan on my 2000 7.3 goes. I don't drive mine in the winter though. Here's my brothers truck, yes the body is in great shape, it's only got maybe 110,000 miles on it. The white one is mine, 190,000 on it.
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Damians Diesel out of Maryland I think, might be wrong on the spelling there.Google search 7.3 oil pan , or they are on You Tube also. Someone used to make a 2 piece pan, but they must have gone out of business as you cant find it anywhere now. I have used the kit and it worked good.
 
FYI on Ford oil pans.
Ford was using scrap steel remelted to make bumpers and oil pans in the 1990s, when they stopped, I think 2000, 2001.
So, Ford gets rusty steel remelted then stamp out oil pans and bumpers you already have rust in the "new" oil pan and it will rust out in time.
I would try to JB weld a small leak in an oil pan before I did full replacement.
It does pizz you off to have to change out an oil pan. You would think that the fricken pan would come off with no problems, then buy a new gasket, or make one and you would be good to go. But the super geniuses at Ford had to make an oil pan change out an all day job. Those fookers.
 
Wile E,
There are a few guys around here rusting through their engine oil and transmission pans around 7 years old. 2005-7 so far. The heavy flaking rust. Looks like they just have a layer of paint, not galvanized metal.

Michigan uses a lot of salt, but I haven"t heard or seen any of the other trucks rusting out that early.

These are the 5.4L half tons.

Rick
 
Sounds like a class action lawsuit against FMC. A lawyer needs to get that big ball rolling.
 
As someone said, "COMMUNICATION", otherwise when you leave a vehicle with someone to repair, it is the same as handing them a blank check! I do as much of my own repair work as I possibly can, but when I do have to leave it at a repair shop, I tell them, "Don't replace a darned thing before you call me and let me know the cost!"
 
(quoted from post at 11:25:24 03/22/14) FYI on Ford oil pans.
Ford was using scrap steel remelted to make bumpers and oil pans in the 1990s, when they stopped, I think 2000, 2001.
So, Ford gets rusty steel remelted then stamp out oil pans and bumpers you already have rust in the "new" oil pan and it will rust out in time.
I would try to JB weld a small leak in an oil pan before I did full replacement.
It does pizz you off to have to change out an oil pan. You would think that the fricken pan would come off with no problems, then buy a new gasket, or make one and you would be good to go. But the super geniuses at Ford had to make an oil pan change out an all day job. Those fookers.
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That would be a good trick to keep rust dissolved in molten steel!!!
 
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