6 hours labor to replace oil pan gasket????

I can get behind this statement!
george3 for president!

 

So what stopped the leak? Did you have too much pressure?

 

I skipped most of the thread. But there's a difference between being able to sneak part a past part b, and being able to put it back together and be leak free when you're done. When i was younger id try it. Sometimes it worked, others it didn't. Taking 3 attempts is a bad businesses decision. The only thing more expensive than doing something right is doing it right the 2nd time.

 

Absolutely.

 

I had my oil pan gasket give out the other day! The cork one do not last that long I had several coil pack short out caused backfiring the blow back blew out the pan gasket. finally found a good gasket online not cork and replace it no leaking!

 

I can agree about most Engineers .

Thing to remember is it is all about getting the truck built on the line in the quickest way possible.

I doubt any thought is given to service down the road. Just talk to most any dealer techs

It has been many many years since I did any work in a Vehicle assemble plant back then it was impressive .

Then that was old tech after some thinking it was cheaper to just scrap the whole plant and build another then do a upgrade and refit

 

I have a 2003 Taco 4x4 and my oil pan is leaking but when I cleaned everything and made sure there was no oil anywhere I left it sit over night and found the oil coming from the lower section of the oil pan where it is welded to the upper is where the leak is coming from. You can't remove the oil pan without clearing the support beam its getting in the way.
Had to drain oil, clean and then use JB Weld on the seam and then coat the pan repair with rubber undercoat.

 

I replaced the engine pan gasket on my 1996 Taco (then 265K) 2.7L 4x4 and it took me every bit of six hours. But I was working in my driveway, it was my first Taco oil pan job, first front diff removal, and I don't do this for a living. Unless you want to remove the engine, the front diff has to come out. Plus, I replaced the front axle seals while I was at it. Just making certain the engine mating surface was sufficiently clean took the better part of an hour. Of course, the pan had lots of gunk inside, so it needed to be cleaned too; bye-bye to the better part of another hour there.