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Model T Oil Pan

Post by GarJen127 » Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:27 am

Does anyone know by any chance, how hard it is to fix a leaking oil pan? Mine is leaking and I don't quite know how to fix it.


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by Kerry » Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:34 am

Need more detail on that, pans can leak at several spots..


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by John kuehn » Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:49 am

Clean up the oil pan the best you can from the bottom. Crawl under the car and use some spray degreaser or something similiar. Wipe around all the engine block and transmission area bolts the best you can.
Start your car up and let it run with a sheet of cardboard under to give you an idea where the pan is dripping from. It could be coming from several different areas. Picture will help.

Sometimes they start leaking around the pan arms. They were brazed on at the factory and after many years begin to leak.


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by SurfCityGene » Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:47 pm

Oil seeping through a loose rivet can be difficult to see when it runs down a black pan. Someone posted how to use a powder to apply to the area that would easily highlight the path of the leak and determine the source.

I've tried talc powder or white flour to find the source of a leak.
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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by Mark Gregush » Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:01 pm

You could also use florescent dye and black light to find the leak.
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! :shock:

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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by GarJen127 » Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:41 pm

Thank you for your help! I appreciate it I was able to fix the leak!


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by speedytinc » Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:25 am

GarJen127 wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:41 pm
Thank you for your help! I appreciate it I was able to fix the leak!
Soo..... What was the issue??


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by Adam » Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:52 am

speedytinc wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:25 am
GarJen127 wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:41 pm
Thank you for your help! I appreciate it I was able to fix the leak!
Soo..... What was the issue??
Look at his previous posts.


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Re: Model T Oil Pan

Post by speedytinc » Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:12 am

Adam wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:52 am
speedytinc wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:25 am
GarJen127 wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:41 pm
Thank you for your help! I appreciate it I was able to fix the leak!
Soo..... What was the issue??
Look at his previous posts.
I guess I should specifically ask. Where was the leak, How did you find it, & how did you fix it?
Or did I miss this?

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