You saved my ass kind sir. Hit a boulder n popped a hole in my oil pan. Never did a job like this and after watching your video I was confident I could get it done. Two hours is all it took.
To it correctly you should loosen the transmission to engine bolts (do not remove the bolts) and slide the transmission (on the loosened bolts) slightly to the left. That way the oil pan goes in easier and you can be sure that the sealant remains in place at the timing cover.
Same as the comment below mine, video made it very easy! I have never met this guy in my life but I can tell from this one video he is a very good mechanic that's honest. I am curious about the Rotella oil, I have always wondered about that stuff and what the benefits are.
Gave you a 👍 even though the music was ANNOYING AS HECK, kept having to turn the volume off, BUT thanks much for producing such, gives me a perspective on whether or not to attempt myself and what to expect as far as a cost parts + labor
Thank you so much Sir. I sincerely appreciate this. May i respectfully ask if the transmission fluid needs to be drained before this change??? Thank you for your time and consideration Sir
I tried installing my oil pan but I’m having trouble is there a certain way to put the oil pan back on ? It seems like one side is too long for the other side but it’s the same part as the old one
before i saw this video, i looked at a pdf of the rtv application procedure and it showed where the rtv is supposed to dip below on the pan edge but yours looks more like i would expect it to look. is there a difference/
As long as it seals I don’t think there is a difference. What an engineer draws up vs real life do not always match up as long as it works and functions properly.
Damn I hope my pan goes back on that easy, they say to separate the trans but the fusion I'm working on is AWD and the converter and tcase are right in the way of two of the bellhousing bolts so fuck that. Junkyard busted the pan on the motor they sent us so I have to swap it over, wish I would have done it on the stand instead of waiting till it was in the car. But I was in a hurry to get it on there
It is really not a bad job, just make sure you really get the block surface good and clean before you apply the silicone to help prevent premature leaks later.
@@hexc0nn392 clean gently with a single edge razor blade, and Ford has a silicone gasket remover that works really well. It’s a little pricey, but you can do a lot with one can. Just soak it, let it sit, then you can scrub most of it off with a shop towel. Motorcraft Silicone Remover - ZC30A a.co/d/dQjNBPA
It doesn’t really take that long. Get your oil pan out on, put the rest of the bottom of the car back together, grab lunch, then throw some oil in and your ready to go.
I know this video is older but can you tell me why my air conditioner wouldn't work? ( I know it's not like you can look at it :) ) but my daughter's boyfriend claims to be a mechanic & he did do an ok job with the oil pan but now my AC doesn't work, I just want to rule out if he could have possibly disconnected something & didn't hook it back up? I doesn't appear to be that. Her ex-husband did change my air filters & belts & just a quick check didn't see anything but I thought I would ask here if you might know .. Let's just say I hit a huge chunk of concrete in Milwaukee & it cracked my oil pan in 1/2. Thankfully I was smart enough & I didn't drive it after that so there was no damage to the engine.. It worked perfectly before & now it still blows but not cold air... I don't think I lost refrigerant but then again I don't know because there was so much oil :(
On those cars, they might’ve the AC compressor under the oil pan or to the oil pan. If you took a chunk of concrete hard enough to break the oil pan that badly, you may have damage the a/c compressor to the point that the Freon leaked out. I would jack the car up, put it on jackstands and check for any cracks in the case of the AC compressor. If you don’t see anything obvious there or in the lines where they connect to the compressor, then I would take it to a mechanic and have them pressure test the system and see if they can find the leak. If it started after you hit the concrete, I would say that they are probably related though.
@@JosephVollmar Really appreciate your detailed info in the comments also, especially concerning the cost of the pan & labor, that gives me a basis on getting a estimate, I haven't looked yet but I think ours is cracked, if I was younger and NOT out 60 miles from town I'd try it, MY luck I would get hung up with an issue, I may epoxy the crack if there is one till I can get to a mechanic
@@JosephVollmar did you have to separate and pull the trans 5mm away from block , I have one at work and alldata says to loosen and pull trans away so that rtv doesn't get squeezed out at the engine front plate/timing cover.
bodymanruss518 no I didn’t have that issue. I just took my time and was careful about the reinstall. Never loosened a bolt on the trans unless it held the oil pan.
I cracked my oil pan, and this video was invaluable to me in replacing it. Thank you!
Thank you so much Joe! Busted my oil pan last night and fixing it today with your help.
You saved my ass kind sir. Hit a boulder n popped a hole in my oil pan. Never did a job like this and after watching your video I was confident I could get it done. Two hours is all it took.
Finally a very well explained showing of how to fix a oil pan. Thank you
To it correctly you should loosen the transmission to engine bolts (do not remove the bolts) and slide the transmission (on the loosened bolts) slightly to the left. That way the oil pan goes in easier and you can be sure that the sealant remains in place at the timing cover.
Are you a Ford tech???? Just wondering IF that was how you were trained to do such or created that pattern from experience
Great video, thank you very much, it helped me a lot
Same as the comment below mine, video made it very easy! I have never met this guy in my life but I can tell from this one video he is a very good mechanic that's honest. I am curious about the Rotella oil, I have always wondered about that stuff and what the benefits are.
Gave you a 👍 even though the music was ANNOYING AS HECK, kept having to turn the volume off, BUT thanks much for producing such, gives me a perspective on whether or not to attempt myself and what to expect as far as a cost parts + labor
So is that belt ONLY for the AC ?? Can that belt be replaced without removing anything?
Wow looks easy to change a oil pan on one of these not much things in the way how surprising haha
What size are the bolts holding up the pan?
Thank you so much Sir. I sincerely appreciate this. May i respectfully ask if the transmission fluid needs to be drained before this change??? Thank you for your time and consideration Sir
No you won't have to. The transmission has its own intervals.
@@PYROWORKSTV i appreciate your time Sir. Thank you so much. Have a great day.
I tried installing my oil pan but I’m having trouble is there a certain way to put the oil pan back on ? It seems like one side is too long for the other side but it’s the same part as the old one
Guillermos Solis
That happen to me as well I ending up hitting it with a 2 x 4 a hammer
And is the stretch belt recommended replacement for how many miles ?
Would the pan and process be the same for a 2016 Ford Focus se hatchback?
how could i not subscribe
What is the labor time?
before i saw this video, i looked at a pdf of the rtv application procedure and it showed where the rtv is supposed to dip below on the pan edge but yours looks more like i would expect it to look. is there a difference/
As long as it seals I don’t think there is a difference. What an engineer draws up vs real life do not always match up as long as it works and functions properly.
Thank you!
Are there torque specs for the oil pan bolts?
Ugga Dugga.
@@littlebrw about 2 ugga duggas will do. Or about tree fiddy
10mm oil pan bolts 35ft lbs. 13mm transmission side bolts 65ft lbs. Not sure about 8mm timing cover bolts. Call Ford service dept. and ask
Damn I hope my pan goes back on that easy, they say to separate the trans but the fusion I'm working on is AWD and the converter and tcase are right in the way of two of the bellhousing bolts so fuck that. Junkyard busted the pan on the motor they sent us so I have to swap it over, wish I would have done it on the stand instead of waiting till it was in the car. But I was in a hurry to get it on there
Yep cracked mine a hairlines crack but slow steadily leaking . Thinking of doing it myself
It is really not a bad job, just make sure you really get the block surface good and clean before you apply the silicone to help prevent premature leaks later.
@@JosephVollmar I did it with something called alumstick it’s was recommended by this mechanic
Good video What kind of silicone are using?
Permatex Ultra Black.
@@JosephVollmar what did you use to remove the old silicone from underneath the engine?
@@hexc0nn392 clean gently with a single edge razor blade, and Ford has a silicone gasket remover that works really well. It’s a little pricey, but you can do a lot with one can. Just soak it, let it sit, then you can scrub most of it off with a shop towel.
Motorcraft Silicone Remover - ZC30A a.co/d/dQjNBPA
How long does the gasket have to dry could you drive it same day
It doesn’t really take that long. Get your oil pan out on, put the rest of the bottom of the car back together, grab lunch, then throw some oil in and your ready to go.
My sisters a dunce. Thanks!
I know this video is older but can you tell me why my air conditioner wouldn't work? ( I know it's not like you can look at it :) ) but my daughter's boyfriend claims to be a mechanic & he did do an ok job with the oil pan but now my AC doesn't work, I just want to rule out if he could have possibly disconnected something & didn't hook it back up? I doesn't appear to be that. Her ex-husband did change my air filters & belts & just a quick check didn't see anything but I thought I would ask here if you might know .. Let's just say I hit a huge chunk of concrete in Milwaukee & it cracked my oil pan in 1/2. Thankfully I was smart enough & I didn't drive it after that so there was no damage to the engine.. It worked perfectly before & now it still blows but not cold air... I don't think I lost refrigerant but then again I don't know because there was so much oil :(
On those cars, they might’ve the AC compressor under the oil pan or to the oil pan. If you took a chunk of concrete hard enough to break the oil pan that badly, you may have damage the a/c compressor to the point that the Freon leaked out. I would jack the car up, put it on jackstands and check for any cracks in the case of the AC compressor. If you don’t see anything obvious there or in the lines where they connect to the compressor, then I would take it to a mechanic and have them pressure test the system and see if they can find the leak. If it started after you hit the concrete, I would say that they are probably related though.
@@JosephVollmar Really appreciate your detailed info in the comments also, especially concerning the cost of the pan & labor, that gives me a basis on getting a estimate, I haven't looked yet but I think ours is cracked, if I was younger and NOT out 60 miles from town I'd try it, MY luck I would get hung up with an issue, I may epoxy the crack if there is one till I can get to a mechanic
Is Oreillys a good place also ?
If you are buying something like an oil pan just about anywhere you get it should be fine as long as they give you the correct one, lol.
sir is this a v6 or v4
im pulling the block away from trans about 5mm for the pan to wiggle in properly without loosing silicone
Yes
Wow great work! how much do you guys charge to do a job like that?
That job wasn't too bad. I think it was $400 or less including the oil pan. Its really not that hard, or time consuming on a Focus.
@@JosephVollmar did you have to separate and pull the trans 5mm away from block , I have one at work and alldata says to loosen and pull trans away so that rtv doesn't get squeezed out at the engine front plate/timing cover.
bodymanruss518 no I didn’t have that issue. I just took my time and was careful about the reinstall. Never loosened a bolt on the trans unless it held the oil pan.
@@JosephVollmar Thanks!!
@@JosephVollmar I'm wondering due to the severity of the crack could one Heliarc the crack since it's aluminum while it's on the car?? Your thoughts.
Video is very dark you need a light for US to see the video
Yea, BUT what you do get is USE ABLE, buy the man some magnetic portable lights & send them to him sucker
LMAO 🤣🤣
Video is not helpful at all