Zmoore0037 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I have a 2008 ford fusion SEL Awd 6 cylinder. My oil pan has a crack and is leaking small amounts. I was told by one mechanic that the awd models have to have the engine removed to replace the oil pan. Has anyone encountered this issue on the Awd models ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grampy Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Cracked oil pan? collision damage? horrible design? I don't know the answer to your question but--->Storytime: I had a '92 F150 (302-V8) While changing the oil, I noticed "rust bubbles" in the paint on the oil pan, I pushed them, oil was seeping thru them (very minor).. Imagine my surprise, of all the places to rust the oil pan was rusting through. Amazingly the body on this truck NEVER had any rust! My investigation showed this was a common problem (with this vintage 302 V8). The solution (under warranty) was Ford lifted the engine enough to replace the oil pan.. @125K miles the warranty option was not available to me. What I did: I HATE LEAKS of ANY KIND! I decided NOT to lift the engine (yet). I drained the oil pan, sanded all the bubbles, which exposed 3 holes.. cleaned the oil residue with brake cleaner. fiberglass (cloth) and epoxied the oil pan. Let it cure for a day. To be honest, it didn't look good (smooth) but it was effective. Restored the oil to normal.. drove it for another 100K miles before I traded it for my '09 (17 years old and still no body rust)..never leaked a drop of anything in the driveway other than when it had the "pre-epoxied" oil pan. I wish the body of my '09 held off the rust all well as the body of the '92 did. Edited October 22, 2022 by Grampy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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