OIL PAN REMOVAL

[burmad69]

Has anyone changed their oil pan on the 7.3 without pulling the engine?? looks like if you remove the turbo and afew other things you could jack up the motor and change it that way although I'm not positive.

[Marty]

You can but it's a pain in the arse plus takes more time.

Just pull the motor - they're really not that hard at all.

Remove turbo (collector and uppipes too if you want it easier), unclip entire wiring harness, remove front clip of truck minus fenders, undo four motor mount nuts, 6 tq convertor retaining nuts, 6 bell housing bolts and starter. That's basically all you need and you're ready to pull her.

[CELAYORK]

Originally Posted by Maintain

You can but it's a pain in the arse plus takes more time.

Just pull the motor - they're really not that hard at all.

Remove turbo (collector and uppipes too if you want it easier), unclip entire wiring harness, remove front clip of truck minus fenders, undo four motor mount nuts, 6 tq convertor retaining nuts, 6 bell housing bolts and starter. That's basically all you need and you're ready to pull her.

sorry maybe a dumb question, what is the front clip?

[CR&C]

Originally Posted by CELAYORK

sorry maybe a dumb question, what is the front clip?

The core support and what is attached to it.

[Marty]

Yeah, the front crossmember bar, header panel, grill, headlights, etc... You can leave the bumper on but it's easy to take off.

[CELAYORK]

Originally Posted by CR&C

The core support and what is attached to it.

Originally Posted by Maintain

Yeah, the front crossmember bar, header panel, grill, headlights, etc... You can leave the bumper on but it's easy to take off.

Thank you señores. You learn something new every day.

[SCUFFY828]

ill agree , not worth trying to do it in the vehicle