Ranger Oil Leak

[Jcerillo70]

I have a little oil leak, I'm trying to figure out -

I just don't know what this part is called to have it looked at

https://vimeo.com/155189366

Any insight? Thanks guys!

I see a little from here to but it might be residue

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[adsm08]

Well I didn't watch the video, but your oil pan gasket is pushed out. You need a new oil pan gasket, and probably a PVC valve too.

 

[Jcerillo70]

Is the yellow thing the pan gasket or main seal ?


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[ratdude747]

Is the yellow thing the pan gasket or main seal ?


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Pan gasket. The front crank seal is inside the timing cover.

If you replace the gasket, one other tip, use four dabs of high-temp RTV; two in the front where the timing cover meets the block, two in the back where the rear bearing journal meets the block. If you pull the motor, also do the rear main seal while you're at it. Either way I'd also look at the valve cover gaskets as in at least my case they were in the same bad condition. The timing cover gasket was fine though, and since my chain wasn't too stretched, I elected not to change said timing gasket.

But yeah, that's what my pan gasket looked like before I pulled my motor to change it. It will come off in CHUNKS because it's that old and hardened. Good riddance.

Not an easy fix, but the results were worth it IMHO.

 

[Jcerillo70]

Is there a way to do something without pulling the motor? Thanks guys!


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[adsm08]

Yeah, undo the mounts, jack it up as far as it will go, screw around for a day undoing bolts and dropping the pickup tube for the oil pump, clean it at impossible and annoying angles, have the gasket fall out a few times, then fight the pan back up, probably drop the pickup bolts a few times, then finally get it all back together.

 

[enjr44]

Change the PCV valve with a new ford one. Probably won't stop all of the leak; but, may make it small enough to live with.

 

[ratdude747]

Yeah, undo the mounts, jack it up as far as it will go, screw around for a day undoing bolts and dropping the pickup tube for the oil pump, clean it at impossible and annoying angles, have the gasket fall out a few times, then fight the pan back up, probably drop the pickup bolts a few times, then finally get it all back together.

... And this is why I borrowed a hoist and pulled the motor.

 

[adsm08]

IMO in-vehicle repair on this part is the worst way to do it, but for some it's the only way to do it.

 

[Rearanger]

Change the PCV valve with a new ford one.

I went through the "genuine" Ford part comparison on the PCV. I took in a $3.50 Autozone part to the dealer parts counter to compare and could not find any difference except the dealer wanted $17. The spring pressure was the same as was the construction and operation.

If anyone can justify 4x the cost I'd like to know.