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I acquired a '98 Ranger, 2wd, 2.5L for $100 recently and have got it running, but have discovered that the oil pan is cracked right under the drain plug. Anyone successfully fix something like this before?
My gut instinct is to let as much oil drain as possible over several days (in progress now), flush out the immediate area with brake cleaner, hog out the crack with a grinder and fill it in with JB Weld.
Would normally pull the pan and have it TIG welded but this truck has a litany of other issues and is just totally beat up in every way possible. Just need it to hold oil a little better than it does now, my friend's 16 year old son is looking for a cheap beater first vehicle and this thing is perfect.
This is kinda what the crack looks like, not my pic but you get the idea:
My gut instinct is to let as much oil drain as possible over several days (in progress now), flush out the immediate area with brake cleaner, hog out the crack with a grinder and fill it in with JB Weld.
Would normally pull the pan and have it TIG welded but this truck has a litany of other issues and is just totally beat up in every way possible. Just need it to hold oil a little better than it does now, my friend's 16 year old son is looking for a cheap beater first vehicle and this thing is perfect.
This is kinda what the crack looks like, not my pic but you get the idea: