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Old 01-06-2022, 01:42 PM
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It leaked for days, draining it hot would not make any difference. Mine leaked for 4 to 5 days like the picture below. Some have just put the sealer on and moved on without any issues but I wanted to make sure I had no oil contamination on that seal at the seam. I only wanted to do it once.



Draining the oil hot absolutely makes a huge difference in my experience.

As for that spot, if you just stuff a lint free rag up far enough to get any nearby residual oil, you'll have time to put your sealer in and the pan on before anything else gets there.

One *huge* time saver in getting oil pans on is something like the milwaukee 1/4" impact. With the screw shooter setting, it'll put the bolts down to 3-4 ft-lbs. so you get the pan on and tight-ish super fast.
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Checked out a 5 speed 3.0 today

The "speed one" setting on M18 or M12 hex impact is the very best way to shoot up 20-30 bolts with no risk of stripping. Pay attention to the 2-4 that are a different length.
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The "speed one" setting on M18 or M12 hex impact is the very best way to shoot up 20-30 bolts with no risk of stripping. Pay attention to the 2-4 that are a different length.
The sheet metal screw setting is even better. You get the speed of setting 3, but the gun cuts off the second it detects any resistance. I liked the 1/4" hex impact so much that I actually bought the basically identical 1/4" square impact for 2.5x the price. (The 2553 hex impact is the bargain. I've picked up a few of them for $50/per on FB marketplace. Screaming deal.)
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I'll try the screw setting next time that would be a lot faster.

I think I used speed two actually when I replaced oil pan I just stopped at the first tap. Then I went around every other bolt just shy of set torque with torque adapter. (odd then even bolts) followed up same pattern at spec
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Draining the oil hot absolutely makes a huge difference in my experience.

As for that spot, if you just stuff a lint free rag up far enough to get any nearby residual oil, you'll have time to put your sealer in and the pan on before anything else gets there.

One *huge* time saver in getting oil pans on is something like the milwaukee 1/4" impact. With the screw shooter setting, it'll put the bolts down to 3-4 ft-lbs. so you get the pan on and tight-ish super fast.
Yeah, that was my paranoia. I wanted to be sure the sealer dried before any oil mixed in. I used Dreibond 1209 and just wanted to be sure I got a solid, uncompromised seal.

Bottom line is there is not a right or wrong, everyone has their own method. I wanted to be sure I would not have to do this twice and gave me some time to clean her up under there.

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A 4.4 just got put in the yard the day I got there, Pastel green interior! Also has the navigation unit. I was going to take it, but it looks like the retrofit process is more than I want to do. I might go grab it just to have it around or to sell.

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