I have a 1994 ford f150 with a leaky rusted oil pan.....?

its a 5.9l V-8 i have been told that i will have to raise the engine to replace it. Is it true that is what has to be done? And if you know the cost it may require to have it done in a shop an i dea would be great. Is it easy enough to do on your own at home with the proper tools?I have a 1994 ford f150 with a leaky rusted oil pan.....?
raise the engine is not for a home work, specially if you don't have the knowledge how to make it





get your truck to a shop and pay for it, that will save you the headache





if you have the proper tools you can make it but will take you good time for the job doneI have a 1994 ford f150 with a leaky rusted oil pan.....?
It depends, I know newer trucks have a cross member that can be removed to replace the oil pan, but your truck I am unsure, you might want to get under it and check for a cross member that can be removed, if there is one, you can do it yourself easily, if not the engine must come out to replace the bottom end. And you can do it at home with a cherry picker and an engine stand. Doing the actual work isn't that hard, but the labor involved is quite extensive, my guess would be at least 500 for you truck, but 1000 is more alrealistic if you dont do it yourself
It doesn't sound like you know enough about it to be doing it yourself. Also the engine is 5.8L not 5.9L.
You can also get some epoxy, clean the area and dry it, then apply the epoxy.


Oil pans are pretty tough, you can get years of additional use by repairing it. Don't forget to paint it nice again.


And NO you can't do it at home, they are correct about raising the engine to get it off. Takes about 6 hours on a commercial lift.
You should be able to do it on your own if you have any mechanic abilities.


yes lifting the motor is necessary. but separation from trans is not.


first that oil pan is going to be hard to find a junk yard and if you do find one it may be just as bad as the one you take out, so ,


aftermarket,is a very good ancer,costs more but at least you know what your getting,and if you do make sure to sand it down good ,lay a heavy coat of primer on it so it wont rust again for awhile,so the next guy wont have that same problem.


a garage last time i checked was $50 per hour,its not a real hard thing to do ,get your buddies together some weekend and tackle it,good gasket, high temp permitex,just make sure that when you put it back together you have a clean surface, wish you all the best,i have done it before and its not real fun doing it alone,
You don't want to go near this job?





If you have a small hole in the oil pan, why not just patch it with epoxy, like they do on boats?





Actually I never heard of an oil pan rusting, since it is, after all, filled with oil. Very strange. Are you sure this is your problem or did someone just tell you this?
Easier to have a shop do it. Unless you have a motor hoist to raise the engine. If so...loosen up the motor mounts...hook up the chains to engine and raise it slowly so you don't crush anything.....you see my point....easier for a pro to do it.