Oil pan

[Lowell Fast]

I want remove and clean under the dipper tray in the oil pan. Is there an easy way to remove the dipper tray?

 

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

It just pops in place. So drop the pan upside down on concrete, and it will pop out.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

I drop the pan upside down on the grass. Sometimes I give it a little boost to pop out the tray.

 

[Mike V. Florida]

You asked about this a couple of days ago

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175471

 

[Lowell Fast]

Thanks

 

[Jwilli]

If you plan to drop it on concrete, put down a sheet of plastic. MAKES CLEANUP lots easier. Probably a good idea on your grass also.

 

[Mitch//pa]

If you plan to drop it on concrete, put down a sheet of plastic. MAKES CLEANUP lots easier. Probably a good idea on your grass also.

good tip
usually the stuff that comes out does not make good fertilizer

 

[sethkestenbaum]

https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/dropping-the-pan-cleaning-painting/

I am not a fan of the "slam it to the ground method". Try using the "push with your feet and pry with a baseball bat" method. The link above is to my blog from when I removed the pan on my engine.

 

[DJ S]

https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/dropping-the-pan-cleaning-painting/

I am not a fan of the "slam it to the ground method". Try using the "push with your feet and pry with a baseball bat" method. The link above is to my blog from when I removed the pan on my engine.

Dropping it sounds easier

 

[160B]

I have popped out several dipper trays using a axe handle (w/o the axe on it), shove one end in the hole for the oil pump and pop the tray out in one quick down stroke. The club member that rebuilds engines does not endorse the drop method as you can bend the flange and create problems with oil leaks.

 

[KGBnut]

I just put a board across the top of the pan, and insert a big C-clamp into the hole, so the clamp is pulling up on the tray, and down on the board. A few turns and out it pops. No mess, and no new dents or bends in the pan.

Ken

 

[Coneross-A]

I recently removed my oil pan for cleaning. I cut off a section of an old broken shovel handle and inserted through the hole in the bottom of the pan. One blow with a mallet and the baffle dropped right out. Did not have to strike hard at all.