FC oil pan remove & reinstall question

[RETed]

Originally Posted by Rotary Related

Then you could even repaint it if you like while it's out.

I would not recommend this for those who don't know how to paint something that was oil immersed.
I would NOT recommend painting the inside of the oil pan especially.
If the paint on the inside of the oil pan happens to flake off (and most likely it will), I shudder that thought of all that paint flakes in the oiling system!

Most people don't know that most metals are porous.
Oil can actually soak into most metals - i.e. steel and aluminum.
This is why the oil pan is a ROYAL PITA to seal.
Most RTVs and most sealants cannot seal against metal that has oil in it.


-Ted

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by RETed

I would not recommend this for those who don't know how to paint something that was oil immersed.
I would NOT recommend painting the inside of the oil pan especially.
If the paint on the inside of the oil pan happens to flake off (and most likely it will), I shudder that thought of all that paint flakes in the oiling system!-Ted

Why would anyone want to paint the inside of an oil pan? I gave about a millisecond of thought to painting the outside surfaces while it's out, but one look at it and I concluded it looks good enough as-is.