93 f150 straight 6 oil pan

ghalacsy · #1 01-21-2010, 03:20 PM

hey all, just wondering what I have to do to change an oil pan on a 4.9l straight 6. I have been told that I have o jack up on the engine to remove it, is this true? I have also been old that on a straight 6 it isnt necessary to do that. which way is correct and/or easiest. thanks

danielsatur · #2 01-21-2010, 03:26 PM

Are you changing, because of a bad pan or gasket?

A leaking pan can be fixed without removing.

ghalacsy · #3 01-21-2010, 03:28 PM

the pan has at least 25 holes in it in the curved part at the top so i need to change

ghalacsy · #4 01-21-2010, 03:30 PM

i patched 6 months ago and the patch itself is holding

mechhound · #5 01-21-2010, 04:27 PM

Yes you have to jack the engine up. A lot of steps to the procedure. I would suggest you buy a Haynes repair manual that covers the '93 F150. About 20 dollars. It gives step by step instructions.

ghalacsy · #6 01-21-2010, 05:45 PM

is there no way to get the pan out without jacking the engine up?

mechhound · #7 01-22-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ghalacsy

is there no way to get the pan out without jacking the engine up?

I doubt if it can be done. Even after jacking the engine up you have to unbolt the oil pump pickup tube after unbolting the oil pan and dropping it down, before pulling the pan out. Even if you could pull the pan out without jacking the engine up, you wouldn't have room to work between the engine block and the oil pan to unbolt the oil pump pickup tube.

It shouldn't be a real hard job if you follow the instructions in a manual for that vehicle. It would be a little time consuming though.

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