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at first I thought the spot on the drive were from the oil filter being loose again. upon closer inspection it's actually coming from the pan at the place where the dipstick tube leaves the pan.
looks like a big NUT and it is loose to the touch
can you just tighten this up like its threaded into the pan or does the pan have to come off?
I'm going to go hit it with a power washer and then check back here.
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99 F350 CC LB 4X4
2001 engine, AFE Stage 2 DP tuner bank chip(tow, economy, 100 and 120hp), 4" turbo back SS exhaust, Ram air hood
theres a few guys who have been able to replace the o ring without pulling the pan its a bit tricky but a lot better than yanking the motor to fix it hopefully one of them will chime on for you since im drawing a blank at the moment
Mine was leaking and I got lucky the first time and tightened the nut and it quit leaking. On this engine in it now I couldn't get it to stop, so I cleaned the entire area with carb cleaner and coated the seams with grey RTV sealant.
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01 F350 CC Dually: DPS stage III 360cc hybrids, Stealth Big Oil, DPS fuel system, H2 hybrid turbo, Hypermax conn. rods, balanced rotating assembly, DPS 4 pos., head studs, Cometic head gaskets, Comp Cams springs and push rods, ATS trans w/Maghytec pan, BD Torq Loc, Transcommand, Snow Stage II
the threads were shot I had a shop change out this engine about a year ago and the new engine had a bent up dipstick tube because of how it sat on the crate pallet so they install this one from my old engine.... well
the truck is at a shop not a ford dealer who wanted 50 to 60 bucks to diaignose the problem just to start.... I told the numb skull i didnt need a diagignosis just a R&R of the oil pan
anyhow it's going ot cost $960.00 to fix her up again, they want to pull the engine all the way out..... anything else a fella should do while he is in there?
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99 F350 CC LB 4X4
2001 engine, AFE Stage 2 DP tuner bank chip(tow, economy, 100 and 120hp), 4" turbo back SS exhaust, Ram air hood
since this is my second engine and the truck has 175k miles on it the warrenty is long gone the shop did discover the source of my exhaust leak I thought the up pipes were leaking but its the manifold to head gasket that has blown. so it is getting fixed as well.
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99 F350 CC LB 4X4
2001 engine, AFE Stage 2 DP tuner bank chip(tow, economy, 100 and 120hp), 4" turbo back SS exhaust, Ram air hood
the threads were shot I had a shop change out this engine about a year ago and the new engine had a bent up dipstick tube because of how it sat on the crate pallet so they install this one from my old engine.... well
the truck is at a shop not a ford dealer who wanted 50 to 60 bucks to diaignose the problem just to start.... I told the numb skull i didnt need a diagignosis just a R&R of the oil pan
anyhow it's going ot cost $960.00 to fix her up again, they want to pull the engine all the way out..... anything else a fella should do while he is in there?
here is the cheapest and easiest way to fix it .... yes i know it's another place but it works
I just got my truck back from the Ford dealer yesterday from having the dip stick leak fixed a second time. Good thing the first dealer had a one year warrenty on his work. I was at 360 days and didn't have to pay another $1,500 to have the engine pulled. Both dealers were interested in the easy fix but said they had to do it by the book. All I had to pay for was the non-approved red ELC.
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2000 White F550 PSD CC, Cabriolet Body, Firestone Air-Ride Suspension, 33.8G Aux Fuel Tank, 3 Pod A-Pillar gauges. TTT mirrors, US Gear D-Celerator, Pre-Pump/In-Tank Mod with Racor 645R30, 203° T-Stat/Bullet Housing, Fleetrite ELC w/filter, SunCoast Tranny w/3 disk TC, Mag-Hytec tran pan, and 6.0 Tran cooler, AIS Air Filter, AIH Plug, CCV Mod, SS HPX, Zoo-Dad, Trailer Saver II Air Suspension Hitch, Brake Smart Controller. Towing a HitchHiker 35.5' LKTG Premier at 16,360#.
since this is my second engine and the truck has 175k miles on it the warrenty is long gone the shop did discover the source of my exhaust leak I thought the up pipes were leaking but its the manifold to head gasket that has blown. so it is getting fixed as well.
Hmmmmmm......I'm glad someone dug this thread up from years past. I'm going to replace the up-pipes, but the passenger side of my engine compartment gets really hot (much hotter than the driver's side). Now I'm wondering if it has the same manifold gasket issue as this? Anybody know how easy or tough it is to remove and replace?
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2001 F-350 Crew Cab XLT PSD 4x4, Long Bed, 6-speed, 3.73, Manual Transfer, Power TTT Mirrors, 122k miles.
1989 Toyota 4x4 xtracab SR5 V6, Beat to heck with 200k+ miles and still running strong.
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