oil pan replacement on 2000 7.3

[K9barryb]

Just wondering if I can replace the oil pan on my 2000 F350 single cab with a 7.3 without pulling the motor. I have heard if you loosen the cab bolts and remove turbo, you can jack both high enough to remove the pan. Any thoughts or experience with this?

 

[OLDBULL8]

Why are you removing the pan? If it's rusted thru it's better to fix it than to remove it. It's a little job to do it, but better than to remove it.

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[trackspeeder]

Save yourself some aggravation, pull the engine.

 

[K9barryb]

Why are you removing the pan? If it's rusted thru it's better to fix it than to remove it. It's a little job to do it, but better than to remove it.

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It is pretty rusted, I could fix it but I plan on keeping the truck until it falls apart and I do not want to keep putting bandaids on. Thanks for the thought, it would be easier.

 

[K9barryb]

Thanks, I just thought it would be easier to pull the turbo, jack the cab and get at the pan from underneath. Either way It has to be done.

 

[idipwr]

Only right way to do it is pull the engine, in my opinion. Ive done 15-20 of them and it is the only way I will do it. Problem is if the pan is that rusted you usually run into more thing needing replaced.

 

[K9barryb]

Only right way to do it is pull the engine, in my opinion. Ive done 15-20 of them and it is the only way I will do it. Problem is if the pan is that rusted you usually run into more thing needing replaced.

Yeah that is what I thought. The truck only has 79000 miles and was always garaged. I would find it hard to believe I would need a new pump or something else. We have lots of salted roads here, I,m sure that is what did it. Looks like I will be pulling the motor. Thanks....

 

[BigRigTech]

I've done one in an F550 in the truck and it was a PITA, probably less work to pull the engine and definitely less aggravation. Good time to do your up-pipe gaskets, turbo pedastal o-rings, manifold bolts and gaskets if you pull the engine.