Ok guys, im suddenly have some crap luck with vehicles. I need to cjange the oil pan in my durango. Im a pretty mechanicly inclined person and do about 95% of my own work. It looks like the job calls for about 6 hrs. I was just wondering if anyone has done this and what all is involved. Ive got a buddy with a lift but im 6' so ill be hunched over a little. Just wondering if that is a legit time? Are there any time saving tricks?
changing an oil pan on a 2005 Durango AWD W/hemi
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Hmmm i must have deleted that last post somehow
Used to say i thought you were back working on the Ram
I have to get mine stopped long enough to get a few issues taken care of as well(work Truck )
Congrats on the new house !!
Used to say i thought you were back working on the Ram
I have to get mine stopped long enough to get a few issues taken care of as well(work Truck )
Congrats on the new house !!
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Well we thought we solved my oil leak. I have a rear main seal leaking. I dont know what to do. Ive got over 600.00 into fixing this oil leak and it calls for 9 hrs just to drop the tranny and change the seal. I'm thinking it might be time to dump this thing because I cant afford to put another 500.00 + into it...we changed the pan, pan gasket, valve cover gaskets and tightened the 4 little bolts on the side of the block so far....what are your thoughts?
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As you know you will need to drop the oil pan and transmission. It's your decision on whether you want to do it or not. Might be a good time to install a converter if you fixed it.
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If you are planning on replacing it with something else if you dump it I personally would fix it instead. If you are going to dump it and not replace it then I would do that instead of fixing it. There's a lot of value in knowing what you have. I wouldn't want to jump into different vehicle and have a bunch of surprise issues again. I vote fix it. One thing about rear main seals, you can drive them for a while like that and it really won't hurt anything other than the garage floor. It can always be fixed a month down the road if you regularly check the oil. Good luck with whatever you decide!
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I say fix it. Oil pan stays on when I do it the seal housing gets replaced with a mopar one or just the seal with an aftermarket one. Either way pan stays on. If it takes them more than 3hrs start-finish with a lift they are lolly gagging around I do 2wd trans in driveway in an hour and 4x4 isn't a lot harder. Like stated you know this truck no sense getting rid of.
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When you do the rear main seal do not lube it at all make sure there is not oil on the crank or seal at all its a Teflon seal of you lube it you will be doing it again. Bit myself one time before lol
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Yeah just spent the travel cash at the rally sorry would just can't afford it right now lol
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