How To Repair Leaking Oil Pan On 7.3 Diesel

• #ane

hello, wondering how to seal up my oil pan? i used a gasket the first time on my seven.3 idi and it leaked all over and then i pulled the engine out and gonna reseal it over again. i heard silicone is what they came with manufactory but wondering if it matters what kind?

• #3

sweet thanks man. what nigh the rear creepo seal? the last 1 i used was from napa and im pretty sure i installed information technology correctly just it leaks so sick have to fix that too.

• #4

The main thing sealing the oil pan is when using RTV or something like Permatex gasket maker, information technology must exist make clean, complimentary of any oil on the cake and pan rails, use plenty of brake kleen to wash them, specialy on both ends. Virtually any How-do-you-do temp RTV will do.

• #half-dozen

no i did not. but information technology didnt expect like information technology was leaking from effectually the bolts.

• #seven

you still havnt gotten that oil pan done? you lot slacker!

when you run the RTV, similar ultra blackness, or ultra gray, run a good 1/4-iii/eight" bead, allow to set for 20-25 minutes, do non only use the RTV and so the pan.
allowing the RTV to "gear up" will ensure yous go a proper seal all effectually.

• #viii

yea i know lol ive been busy. i tried fixing it in one case with out pulling the pan only didn't piece of work, yet leaked. i also bought a new truck then it got put on the back burner because the truck has merely been sitting. might throw in some studs and port and polish the heads while its out depending on if i tin can round up the studs in fourth dimension.

• #ix

dont bother porting and polishing.
wont give you whatsoever gain,
polishing promotes A/F ratio.
which our diesels practice not have in the intake runners.
and without a flow bench, you can actually reduce the flow of the heads... simply get a bigger turbo

• #ten

Good to know man! Perhaps simply a set of studs and throw it dorsum in. Yea bigger turbo would be squeamish lol

• #11

you lot all the same havnt gotten that oil pan washed? you slacker!

when y'all run the RTV, like ultra black, or ultra gray, run a good 1/4-3/viii" bead, allow to set for 20-25 minutes, do non merely use the RTV so the pan.
allowing the RTV to "gear up" will ensure you get a proper seal all around.

Thiz I hole heartedly dizsagree with....my experience testify the above method volition leak.

Use dewdrop set pan in place and press down gently to lightly zquish rtv. NOW Allow Fix at least xx min to couple hours....then tighten boltz downward.

This creates the chemical bail on bo surfaces and then when set the bead doesnt blow out when tightened down.

This is MY PERSONAL preferred method...

To each their own.

• #12

If the crank sealing surface has a groove worn in information technology yous volition need a speedi sleeve. The manual shows a i/viii" bead on sides and 1/four" bead on the ends where information technology mates the front end and rear plates, with a second 1/4" bead at the corner transition from curve to flat. Before applying RTV put the pan in place and note the gaps at the ends. The gap varies, so the need for more than RTV in those areas. Make four guide dowels from some actress bolts with the heads cut off to allow yous to set the pan expressionless on starting time try.

• #thirteen

I adopt using Permatex Ultra Copper Plus. Its an oil resistant and high rut RTV. I have used information technology on every build and never had a leaker. Equally already posted the surfaces MUST be make clean. Several cleanings with brakclean does very well. Brand sure the corners where several pieces of gasket corners come up in identify. Usually those are the places yous get leaks if not cleaned out well. Once oil leaks information technology has a patch and no amount of tightening or adding sealant will stop the leak. Oil volition actually wick out between and gasket if it has a pathway to do and so. Its really hard to apply also much RTV on the pan rails seal too. Any that squishes out is a skillful thing. I installed mine wet. The type I suggested using volition start curing past the time you stop spreading it on the block or the pan. Just make certain it reaches into the cracks both on the front and back corners. The back principal seal plate is a skillful place for a leak where it contacts both the block and the oil pan. Same in the front with the timing comprehend, block and oil pan.
Now well-nigh the rear principal seal you replaced and say is notwithstanding leaking. Did you install a double lip seal.. Was the speedi sleeve seal used. If yous did non use thread sealant on those crank bolts I guarantee you have an oil leak by those bolt threads. That flange is drilled thru the creepo to the oily side and oil does leak past unsealed threads. Several members accept establish this out the difficult way as you may have plant too. Merely delight tell us where yous run across the oil leaking from. If its draining or dripping downwards off the starter y'all probably have a fuel leak on top of the engine. Any fuel or oil leak on top will reach the intake valley pan. then it flows down to the back of the pan. there is a drain pigsty and the fluids can Simply run downward the passenger side of the engine usually dripping off the starter. Sometimes this looks like a valve cover leak or a main seal leak. Hope this helps you lot empathise what may exist going on.
I use either loctite blue on the crank bolts or the same rtv I utilize on the oil pan. They both work very well.

• #14

Yea I'll make clean it and use some proficient high heat rtv when resealing it this time. And as far equally the rear crank seal goes it looks like either my head gasket is leaking oil Down onto the back of the engine or my intake manifold gasket is leaking down the driver side of the engine. And I didn't use any lock tight or rtv on the crank bolts so I volition this fourth dimension.

• #15

I think my oil pan is going to leak now

How To Repair Leaking Oil Pan On 7.3 Diesel,

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