7.3 oil pan leak

[tortorelli]

Make sure it's actually the oil pan leaking!! I thought I had the dreaded oil pan leak. It turned out to be a seep from the adjacent oil cooler flange, drivers side front of the motor. I cleaned it with a bottle of brake fluid and sprayed Permatex gasket sealer up there (super tight area). So far, no more seepage! Might get me by a few more years until the oil cooler rebuild...