7 3 Powerstroke Oil Pan Dipstick Leak Repair Kit
One of the most frequent sources of oil pan leaks is from the factory dipstick adapter in the side of the oil pan.
7 3 powerstroke oil pan dipstick leak repair kit. As the 7 3l trucks get older oil pan leaks get more and more common. This kit can be installed in 1 2 hours with basic hand tools. My engine was rebuilt with a brand new motorcraft pan and motorcraft fitting. You can find the kit i used here.
This video describes in detail how you can repair the oring inside the oil pan on the back side of the dipstick tube on a 7 3 powerstroke diesel. Dipstick adapter repair kit let us know if you ve got any questions. This oil pan repair kit covers the 7 3 l ford powerstroke for the following years. I don t have any good news to give you on saving it properly without removing the oi.
We ve seen a number of interesting repairs on the stock dipstick adapter most involving some sort of sealant like silicone and some even involving epoxy type. Once the stock junk has been removed installation and removal should it need to be serviced is fast and easy requires no special tools and never requires removal of the engine or oil pan. Okay hopefully your just checking videos out and don t need this info. Installation video of my patent pending kit that repairs the leaky dipstick adapter on ford powerstroke 7 3 motors.
7 3 powerstroke dipstick repair kit from strictly diesel replace the leaking dipstick adapter the doesn t require pulling the motor and dropping the oil pan. The dipstick repair kit can be installed from you driveway for a permanent repair. Please include the year model and build date during checkout. Parts kit available at http www riffraffdiesel.
I sold the adapter to a friend who needed it right away because of a bad leak on his 7 3 pan fitting. As the 7 3l trucks get older oil pan leaks get more and more common. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003. It never gave him any problems.
No truck lift is needed to complete the installation of the kit.