Howdy all. I have devloped a leaky oil pan gasket. When I took a look under the motor I can see the front of the gasket has pushed out a bit and what is where it seems to be dripping from. It does not seem to be ripped at all. For a temp fix I was thinking of losening the bolts and putting it back in and sealing it up.


How big of a job is it to replace the gasket? I read you need to lift the motor a few inches to get the pan out. Would I be safe just droping the pan enough to get the gasket on?


Experience with this situation would be great!

-99 Ford Ranger Xlt 3.0 auto

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-2000 Jeep Wrangler
-1999 Ford Ranger XLT

Yeah that will great. I replace my oil pan gasket on my 91 and just dropped the pan enough to get the gasket around the oil pickup tube.

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Cory
1991 Ford Ranger XLT Silver 3.0 M5OD Long Bed with Dual Super 40 Flowmasters, Hurst shifter, Centerforce DF clutch, e-fan(my pride and joy)
2010 Ford F150 XLT White Screw 4.6 3v 6R80 Short Bed 3.55 -Borla XR-1 & 15% tint- (totaled)

did you have to jack up the motor as well?

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2002 3.0 Ford Ranger 4x2, Auto, 250k miles

Oh yeah. And raise the motor up as far as it can go.

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Cory
1991 Ford Ranger XLT Silver 3.0 M5OD Long Bed with Dual Super 40 Flowmasters, Hurst shifter, Centerforce DF clutch, e-fan(my pride and joy)
2010 Ford F150 XLT White Screw 4.6 3v 6R80 Short Bed 3.55 -Borla XR-1 & 15% tint- (totaled)