The Ford Barn

daren007 · 02-05-2022, 07:14 PM

Drop the pan for this? About all you can expect is a lot of frustration and oil leaks for no reason.

Brentwood Bob · 02-05-2022, 08:06 PM

Unless other stuff lurks in the pan dropped in by others.

daren007 · 02-05-2022, 11:17 PM

For the most part the “Stuff” just lays there. I can tell you stories of what I have found in reciprocating aircraft engine oil sumps.

nkaminar · 02-06-2022, 07:00 AM

There seems to be people of two minds here. Leave it alone or take it apart. I am in the take it apart mind. But I like to work on cars and feel that if I take things apart I know more about the car. I have never had a problem putting things back together. My pan leaks are fixed as well as any problems that I find. But I can understand were someone would not want to disturb anything for fear of adding problems.

daren007 · 02-06-2022, 07:37 AM

Is the shim “new” never installed? If it was in place it would beat beat up pretty bad and the bolt hole torn. By now you would have some pretty good noises coming from the engine.

daren007 · 02-06-2022, 10:38 AM

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The only thing I found in oil pans/sumps that will give problems is the stinking dreaded RTV/Silicone. It will get into the pickup screen.

02-05-2022, 07:14 PM	#21
daren007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Saint Cloud Mn Posts: 745	Re: Oil change surprise ! Drop the pan for this? About all you can expect is a lot of frustration and oil leaks for no reason.

02-05-2022, 08:06 PM	#22
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,247	Re: Oil change surprise ! Unless other stuff lurks in the pan dropped in by others.

02-05-2022, 11:17 PM	#23
daren007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Saint Cloud Mn Posts: 745	Re: Oil change surprise ! For the most part the “Stuff” just lays there. I can tell you stories of what I have found in reciprocating aircraft engine oil sumps.

02-06-2022, 07:00 AM	#24
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Oil change surprise ! There seems to be people of two minds here. Leave it alone or take it apart. I am in the take it apart mind. But I like to work on cars and feel that if I take things apart I know more about the car. I have never had a problem putting things back together. My pan leaks are fixed as well as any problems that I find. But I can understand were someone would not want to disturb anything for fear of adding problems. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

02-06-2022, 07:37 AM	#25
daren007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Saint Cloud Mn Posts: 745	Re: Oil change surprise ! Is the shim “new” never installed? If it was in place it would beat beat up pretty bad and the bolt hole torn. By now you would have some pretty good noises coming from the engine.

02-06-2022, 10:38 AM	#26
daren007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Saint Cloud Mn Posts: 745	Re: Oil change surprise ! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The only thing I found in oil pans/sumps that will give problems is the stinking dreaded RTV/Silicone. It will get into the pickup screen.