Hello Ford fans,
The pan on my '95 f150 5.8 has rusted through(??) and replacement appears to be the only option. I have tried twice without success to replace the pan but it appears that the entire engine must be removed to accomplish what should be an easy fix. The truck has 4 WD and auto trans and only 62k original miles. Pulling the engine all the way out is something I would prefer not to do.
If anyone has experience with this problem, I'd appreciate hearing from you and advice to any online site that address this particular situation.
Thanks
Sodesnay

 

I did mine...94 302...its a bitch...remove the motor mount bolts and carefully jack the engine up enough to slid the pan out. a haynes manual has the procedures in it $9.95 at advanced or auto zone. Good luck...by the way ...I did manage to fish a new gasket under the pick up tube without removing the pan.

 

agreed....pull the motor mount bots and lift the engine as high as you can...the pan will come off...

 

Thanks guys for the 2 replies. Yesterday, we had the engine as high as possible( the aluminum intake manifold was tight against the firewall). In total, the engine was 4 and 3/4 inches off the mounts. Also loosened the transmission mount to let the motor pivot as much as possible. We cut and pushed back the y-pipe as much as possible and then the pan was hung up between the oil pump and the front cross member. we stopped at that point cause we weren't sure if removing the oil pump might screw something up with the distributor shaft etc etc.
We have run out of ways to tackle this situation short of complete engine removal and I'm not ready to do that just now.
So if anyone has been where we are and found a way to finish the job, I would sure like to know what they did.
My F150 repair manual is on it's way to me from another location. Can't wait to see what that says.
Again, thanks to all you knowledgeable f150 fans out there that can maybe help learn me up.
Sodesnay

 

at this point I would pull the top part of the intake...pulling the pump isnt really an issue because the distributor is driven off the cam...

 

On my 87 5.0 2WD I pulled the intake and the oil pump, jacked the engine up as high as possible and removed the pan from the front. You can then clean the oil pickup , the pan and the mating surfaces which makes for a much nicer job.

 

I believe the manual says to remove the oil pickup tube to make pan removal easier.

 

My chilton manual says:

1. Drain the cooling system
2. Remove the bolts attatching the fan shroud to the radiator and position the chroud over the fan.
3. Remove the upper intake manifold and throttle body
4. Remove the nuts and lockwashers attatching the engine support insulators to the chassis bracket.
5. If equipped with an automatic transmission, disconnect the oil cooler line at the left side of the radiator.
6. Remove the exhaust system
7. Raise the engine and place wood blocks under the engine supports.
8. Drain the crankcase.
9. Support the transmission with a floor jack and remove the transmission.
10. Remove the oil pan attatching bolts and lower the oil pan onto the crossmember.
11. Remove the two bolts attatching the oil pump pickup tube to the oil pump. Remove the nut attaching the oil pump pickup tube to the no. 3 main bearing cap stud. Lower the pickuptube and screen into the oil pan.
12. Remove the oil pan from the vehicle

 

What a pain in the butt!

 

might as well pull the entire engine. they got you taking the tranny out anyway.