Anyone ever replaced a 5.8L oil pan gasket w/ engine in truck??
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lets see here,
you have to drop the drive shafts, unbolt the trans from the motor and the cross member, unhook all of the linkages jack up front of trans then jerk and jerk it backwards, get about 6-8 inches of clearance, plus the jack it there holding up the front of the trans, so that is in the way too, not to mention your on your back the whole time reaching above.
lets not forget the welded exhaust, so you have that to unbolt from the manifolds/hangers then your going to have to cut it somewhere unless you can pull the exhaust out from under the truck whole( and if you cut it you have to re-weld it), then you get to reach up in that 8 inch slot and remove the fly wheel/flex plate , then you get to pull out the seal, and somehow hammer in the old one,
then you get to unbolt the motor mounts and lift up the engine to start pulling pan bolts,
*PS at this step you are about 10 connectors and 6 hoses away from having the entire engine out of the truck.
BASICALLY it is six of one half a dozen of the other scenario.
but i personally can have an engine pulled out in less than 2 hours. and that is draggin butt too.
you have to drop the drive shafts, unbolt the trans from the motor and the cross member, unhook all of the linkages jack up front of trans then jerk and jerk it backwards, get about 6-8 inches of clearance, plus the jack it there holding up the front of the trans, so that is in the way too, not to mention your on your back the whole time reaching above.
lets not forget the welded exhaust, so you have that to unbolt from the manifolds/hangers then your going to have to cut it somewhere unless you can pull the exhaust out from under the truck whole( and if you cut it you have to re-weld it), then you get to reach up in that 8 inch slot and remove the fly wheel/flex plate , then you get to pull out the seal, and somehow hammer in the old one,
then you get to unbolt the motor mounts and lift up the engine to start pulling pan bolts,
*PS at this step you are about 10 connectors and 6 hoses away from having the entire engine out of the truck.
BASICALLY it is six of one half a dozen of the other scenario.
but i personally can have an engine pulled out in less than 2 hours. and that is draggin butt too.
Last edited by fordtrucknut; 02-26-2012 at 09:24 PM.
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i didnt mess with anything on top when i did my pan gasket. just gotta be careful cause i dont imagine that aluminum upper manifold could take too much stress if it got pushed up against somethin. if u got a cherry picker it shouldnt be an issue for you. i lifted mine from under the crank with the trans still attached. so it had to go back and up. but with your trans separated, and lifting straight up with a cherry picker i think you'll be fine.
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ive only done an oil pan on a 5.8 e150 but i had to remove the fan shroud, upper intake, y pipe, disconnect the motor mounts jack the engine up drop pan down. remove oil pump into pan and slide the pan out the back. it is a pita and just be sure when u put he oil pump drive shaft back in that it goes in the right place all the way or else you will be pulling the engine
lets see here,
you have to drop the drive shafts, unbolt the trans from the motor and the cross member, unhook all of the linkages jack up front of trans then jerk and jerk it backwards, get about 6-8 inches of clearance, plus the jack it there holding up the front of the trans, so that is in the way too, not to mention your on your back the whole time reaching above.
lets not forget the welded exhaust, so you have that to unbolt from the manifolds/hangers then your going to have to cut it somewhere unless you can pull the exhaust out from under the truck whole( and if you cut it you have to re-weld it), then you get to reach up in that 8 inch slot and remove the fly wheel/flex plate , then you get to pull out the seal, and somehow hammer in the old one,
then you get to unbolt the motor mounts and lift up the engine to start pulling pan bolts,
*PS at this step you are about 10 connectors and 6 hoses away from having the entire engine out of the truck.
BASICALLY it is six of one half a dozen of the other scenario.
but i personally can have an engine pulled out in less than 2 hours. and that is draggin butt too.
you have to drop the drive shafts, unbolt the trans from the motor and the cross member, unhook all of the linkages jack up front of trans then jerk and jerk it backwards, get about 6-8 inches of clearance, plus the jack it there holding up the front of the trans, so that is in the way too, not to mention your on your back the whole time reaching above.
lets not forget the welded exhaust, so you have that to unbolt from the manifolds/hangers then your going to have to cut it somewhere unless you can pull the exhaust out from under the truck whole( and if you cut it you have to re-weld it), then you get to reach up in that 8 inch slot and remove the fly wheel/flex plate , then you get to pull out the seal, and somehow hammer in the old one,
then you get to unbolt the motor mounts and lift up the engine to start pulling pan bolts,
*PS at this step you are about 10 connectors and 6 hoses away from having the entire engine out of the truck.
BASICALLY it is six of one half a dozen of the other scenario.
but i personally can have an engine pulled out in less than 2 hours. and that is draggin butt too.
Last edited by F100builder; 02-26-2012 at 09:59 PM.
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Unless you have a 4 post shop lift, with a high rise tranny jack, It'd be easier with both motor and tranny out of the truck. It was a pita just changin the oil pan gasket on a 302, ended up cutting the Y-pipe, raisin the motor as high as we possibly could without breaking anything, and snaking the 1 piece gasket under the oil pump. Was a long afternoon, and it wasn't very fun.
When we swapped in the 5.8 we changed oil pan gasket, front pump seal, rear main seal, new flywheel, etc etc, and I sure as hell wouldn't want that task laying on my back.
Just my 2 cents. Do what you see best fit for you.
When we swapped in the 5.8 we changed oil pan gasket, front pump seal, rear main seal, new flywheel, etc etc, and I sure as hell wouldn't want that task laying on my back.
Just my 2 cents. Do what you see best fit for you.