qdeezie

It appears that the oil pan on my truck has a dent in it. Since I will be doing a phaser job at some point and removing the oil pan, I might as well replace it. I see the Spectra Premium FP43A oil pan is available for a reasonable price. Does this one hold the same volume as the OEM pan? Reason I'm asking because in the past I bought an oil pan and it measured out differently with regards to how much oil it holds. I still want to hold the full 7 quarts.

I'm open to suggestions, including an OEM pan or if someone has a spare, undented pan they are looking to sell for a reasonable price. I bought an OEM oil pump pickup in case that is dented as well to minimize down time. Just looking to seal the deal with a good pan. For what it's worth, my pan has that sensor in the side of it as well, so it will need to have a hole in it for that.

dukedkt442

How "dented?" If it doesn't interfere with any rotating assembly (one heckuva dent) or oil pick up, I wouldn't worry about it. I've ran the dented pan in my Olds (the bottom of the pan, around the drain plug) for 20 years without issue.

qdeezie

It's reading a quart high when I change oil because of that dent. If it didn't impact the reading, I would not care.

DarrinT04

did the dent cause a leak? if their is no leak than don't worry about it. now if it damaged the oil drain plug than that is a different story. do you have a picture of the dent?

techrep

iTrader: (1)

If you are doing a timing job, I would not replace your oil pump with an OEM one... that's for sure. And all you need to do is re-mark the dip stick after an oil change. Would leave the pan alone if it aint leaking.

qdeezie

It's the oil pump pickup I'm replacing with an OEM unit. I'm using an M360HV pump for the actual pump. The assumption I'm making is that perhaps the dent in the pan could have struck the pickup tube.

techrep

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qdeezie

I am thinking about going the route of attempting to tap it out. The dent doesn't look all that bad. And to be perfectly honest, if the oil wasn't reading higher than normal, I'd just leave it alone. The previous owner of my truck apparently had no problem with it, but the oil level being off nags me quite a bit.

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powerstrokeaaron

You can get an OEM pan for $50-$60. I would just replace it while its off its cheap compared to the money you are spending on the timing set then you have the piece of mind and if you ever went to sell it that could be a turn off assuming its noticable.