How to Fix a Leaky Dipstick on a 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Time to do a bit of maintenance on the work truck. The old Ford's 7.3 liter Powerstroke diesel is having yet another oil leak issue. It has gotten bad enough that I actually have to finally do something about it. Follow along to see how we fixed the issue of oil leaking from where the dipstick attaches to the oil pan WITHOUT having to remove the oil pan.
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The Only good thing about this whole affair was that at least you could get to everything relatively easy. Nice work! 👍
Yeah it wasn't too bad. Still leaking oil from somewhere else though... Dang it.
Thats so much fun. Did mine awhile ago. I put a little lock tight on the retainer nut to keep it from backing off. But great job. Thanks for sharing 👍
Lock tite probably would have been a stellar idea. Did you use the little tool or make something to hold the inner part in place? I'll keep an eye on it I guess. Thanks for watching.
Nice video, but anyone watching this and having trouble with removing the dip tube from the housing on the pan wants to know an easy way to remove it. Take a pair of vise grips and clamp it to the tube itself as hard as you can without crushing the tube. If your not mechanical inclined enough to know how thight to make it, start off clamping it loose, then open the vise grips so they are loose, turn the tightener like1/8 turn and clamp back down. Repeat this till it's good and tight but not crushing the tube. Then just hit the vise grip with a hammer. It will pop right out no problem. Then just my opinion, I wouldn't put an o ring back in there. I would clean the inside and out side of the the hole in the oil pan and the dip stick housing itself. Then put a bunch of rtv silicon were the o ring goes and on the back side of the nut were touches the oil pan. Put some lock tight on the threads and thighten it up. International says to fix it this way instead of using an o ring because sometimes the o rings swells up so much it could distort the part were the o ring goes so much it won't seal correctly. And I would use the gray rvt or the black. I use nothing but the grey rvt on everything with no problems. With the gray you can put it on and tighten up right away and be done. You don't have to wait for it to tack up like the blue and red, and the gray is rated stronger.
Thanks for the info. That sounds like it should work as well.
Congratulations on getting the new rating to forge ahead with your channel
Thank you Carmelo. Much appreciated friend.
@@MontanaGarage Your engine start sounds like you may need the White Rodgers Stancor glow plug solenoid .
Just a tip
@@martinjay5906 Thanks for the tip. Is that some sorta special glow plug relay, or are you just saying it needs a new one? Thanks for watching.
I am into day 3 of an oil pan / dipstick tube leak. I went today to Brondes Ford to pick up these parts.
F4TZ *6751*A CONNEC SP-OR 1 $25.33 that is the nut on the tube fitting.
Also the blue oring
3C3Z*6753*AA GASKET SP-OR 1 $11.46
AND A NEW COPPER OIL DRAIN PLUG WASHER/ GASKET
3C3Z*6734*AA GASKET 139D 38 $6.91
My Company has an account with This local dealer. We get 10 to 15 off these prices.
These parts fit a 2000 F350 7.3. I have 490k. This is the 3rd leak in a row.... lol every 2 days. I will report back. The back up plan is to put an Extreme Diesel knock off fix. It is a great fix if it doesn't work. After watching this UA-cam i have great hope... even bought the Dorman kit.
Thanks you and God Bless
Emmy
Wow, that was a real pain!! I probably would have broken the plastic tool. You're a patient man, for sure. Cheers!!
Thanks a ton Paul.
what a goofy design. good job fixin it
Thank you. I was thinking it was a goof design as well.
I jumped when the country music started😂 I thought something bad happened lol! Glad it worked out👍
Haha sorry to scare ya. Thanks for watching Mark.
After posting I thought about it and when I do this repair in a couple weeks when I get time, I'm going to use rvt on the theads as well. It will hold good enough, plus with silicone on both sides of the pan and on the threads thats not going to leak and there will be no o ring to swell up again in the future. That's what happens to these trucks. The vibration loosens the nut. Oil gets in there then the oring swells and causes a leak. There is a company that makes a replacement part that puts the o ring on the outside of the pan, but they want you to drop the old part into the sump. I have no proof but I think the engine vibration will eventually move that old part around enough to make a hole in the oil pan. As a semi mechanic and now driver I have seen some crazy stuff. I had a front mud flap rubbing on a fuel tank from the wind going down the road rub a hole in the tank till one day I came into the yard and all the diesel was on the ground under the truck because the mud flap cut a hole in the fuel tank.
Yeah, crazy stuff happens. Let me know how your RTV fix goes. 👊
Easy fix Brad.. here is how I do it.
1. Remove radiator cap.
2. Pull out powerstroke powered vehicle that is having issue.
3. Pull in known good powerstroke vehicle or comparable but more reliable vehicle of choice.
4. Re-install radiator cap.
5. Test drive and check for leaks.
Haha I'll try that next time. Dang Fords...
Looks like a pain in the butt Brad but you got it done. Good job fixing it 👍😎✌️
Thanks Kevin.
Another job well done. Be safe and stay well.
Thanks again Brian.
Ford made it so it can earn them the most money in parts. Well done.
Yep!!! Had two new Fords in our family that needed work. Dealer refused. One vehicle needed it's first oil change, the dealer kept re-scheduling the appointment..after 9 months, I wound up doing it. That car was sold shortly after.
The second one was a '86 V6 Cougar. It had a blown intake manifold gasket. Oil poured out the back of the engine, onto the bell housing. I was under the car with the dealer and they REFUSED to acknowledge the leak...
After the warreny expired, THEN they noticed the leak...I told the dealer, what leak? I don't see any leak!!! It's off warranty now, I don't see squat!!!
Two different dealers...
@@howardkoster4026 We had a '99 ford ranger with less than 100K, both heads cracked in two, sold it for scrap.
@@jack002tuber sorry to hear this.
Ford has a better idea. ( pity they never use any.)
GM has the mark of excellence...( they must have mighty low standards.)
@@howardkoster4026 My Honda and my Nissan are both excellent. LOL.
@@jack002tuber my Subaru Forester is almost 7 years old, no issues!!!!
Way to go!!!!
Geez what a pain in the butt to do!
But you did it!!!!!!
Ford couldn't have just welded the tube into the pan or better yet, put it in the engine block where they normally go....
Yeah I had no clue it was designed like that until the oildstarted pouring out...
Glad you got it sorted Brad. Not quite as cool as a Tri-5 but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do!
ell, nothing is as cool as a trifive so.... Haha thanks for watching.
Great video man I’m from Montana to just did the new oring and retaining nut also threw some silicone on nut let it sit over night went well
Thanks man I hope it helped you out at least a little. I appreciate you watching and commenting!
As much as I don't like to spend extra money I think if I got to that point after 3 days I'm ordering that $300 fix. That thing goes on so quick and easy but it does cost $300.
I do like that tool you were using. I haven't seen anyone else use that. Most people are using vise grips with the skinny profile. I hope it's fixed your problem.
Thanks for watching. It did fix it, for a while. For some reason it just came loose again. I crawled under the truck to check it out, tried to put the nut back on, and the dang internal part fell into the pan. Crap! So now I will be doing a video installing the dang $300 part. Coming soon...
Nice find and what a pain. I was thinking don't clean it to much because it might start leaking some place else.
That is a cool tool kit. I was thinking about taking wire and wrap it around the stem area so if it falls in you can still fish it out. I was thinking RTV red seals many leaks but that is the right way to fix it.
Thanks for watching man. I thought bout trying to "make" something to work, but didn't want to risk it.
Axel grease is sticky. Not sure if it would have made it harder, but it should have held it in the groove..
Good tip. Might have helped for sure. Thanks for watching Terry. I think you're in FB jail? How's the project coming since I haven't seen your usual updates over there?
That looked like it was a pain in the ### to fix
It kinda was. Could have been much worse though... Thanks for watching.
Good job
Thank you Jack.
American engineering to cost customers more money. Well done Ford.
They got it figured out.
DeBoss did a engine swap with school bus diesel in a 97 f350. Thinking about doing something like that later. When the 94 C2500 or 97 f350 gas engines tap out. Sucks that the power stroke keeps leaking. Hope that helps.
Sounds cool. Thanks man.
How many times did you try to tighten the nut? Nice job, takes patience and perserverance.
It was a battle. Thanks for watching!
Yep
Thanks for watching Tom. Yep, we got 'er fixed.
I’ve never been more stressed in my life then when I had the dipstick adapter nut off
I believe it! The last thing you wanna do is drop that flange in the oil pan, which I recently did... Dang it. Watch the latest video to see that mess.
How long did the repair last?
Not very long. Check his video list.
You might could have turned the nut around and straightened the threads, then if it went on you could have turned it around and see if it would go on the right way..just my 2 cents.
Sorry, somehow just saw this comment. Weird. I tried to "fix" the threads, and also tried (and tried, and tried) to put it on both ways, just couldn't get it to work. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for the tip Dave. Just checked 'em out. Looks cool, and the '57 is STACKED as well. Super cool.
I didn't see you use a Ford tool one time!
What is a Ford tool? Crusher? Hammer? Tow truck? haha thanks for watching.
I did the same job and still leaks, what would you recommend?
Bummer. I'm not sure, other than I remember having to be sure the new o-ring was seated properly. Maybe double check that? Good luck, and thanks for watching.
@@MontanaGarage might have to go with the strictly diesel dipstick. It’s definitely leaking less but still leaking.. thanks!
Wow what a nightmare I think Fords are difficult to work on maybe cause I've tinkered with chevys since I was 15
Yeah it's definitely different working with them Fords when you're a Chevy guy. Thanks for watching.
Dang diesel lol
always something...
Took to long to get to the job.
Thanks for watching anyhow. I appreciate the feedback. 👊
hey montana, the silicone worked out well. here is a link if you're interested.
ua-cam.com/video/Sw2j38XnLek/v-deo.html
Thanks man. I'll check it out. Hope all is good for you in Florida.
@@MontanaGarage thanks. yea im on the east coast right by nasa, so it was only a 1 or tropical storm when it came through here. just a lot of flooding, but im far enough away from the st johns river to have any real damage.
I see that you still are working on the DD 57 turd box. I stopped watching DD because of the crap He was putting out. He would take a turd and make it still be a turd. Bad body work and forget painting. I like to watch someone that does a real resto mod and does it right or at least do real bodywork and then actually paints the project with real automotive paint not the rattle can rat-rod crap look! Why spend that much time and money and end up with the Crap He put's out. like what you are doing on your Tri- fives,
Sorry, somehow just saw this comment. Weird. I appreciate you watching. Everyone has a different way of doing things, that is for sure. I "try" and do the right thing, even though most times I don't even know what that is haha.
The best way to fix any problem with a power stroke is scrap it and get a Cummins
You could be right. This old powerstroke is still running down the road though! Thanks for watching.
What a messed up design.
That's for sure...
SORRY Brad, I DIDN'T COME HERE to SEE YOU WORK ON a DIESEL TRUCK😒👎JUST KEEPING it REAL
I'm sure no one did. My earlier video of working on it got a ton of views though, so figured I'd give her a go again. Striking out so far...
@@MontanaGaragehowever, I did, so thanks for the video even though it didn't last long as a fix. One of your most viewed videos as well. Thanks for the upload.
Good job
Thanks Dale.