Oil pan leak

[57plymouth]

Welding is too destructive and warpy.  ? ? ?

That is the most idiotic statement I have read on the internet in months.  Oil pans are thick and heavy steel.  They are not some Korean made 20 guage stamped tin reproduction part. 

But if you want to make the leak worse, go ahead and put a screw in it.  Just stay away from my cars.

[36 Ply]

This is a bit off-topic, but this "oil pan leak" discussion reminded me of the well-used '56 Mercury that my youngest son drove in high school (1994). It burned and leaked so much oil that it was banned from his friend's driveway by the friend's father, who called the Merc "The Exxon Valdiz."

The oil pressure gauge had  marks at the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and all the way over. A buddy and I took it to a swap meet about 65 miles away. We threw a case of oil (12 quarts) in the trunk. When the oil pressure gauge dropped to the 1/4 mark, we pulled over, left the engine running, added a quart of oil, and proceeded until the gauge again dropped to 1/4. We used 4 quarts over and 4 quarts back.

Regards,
Pat O'Connor

[chetbrz]

I agree with Mr 57Plymouth but either way removing the oil pan on the 47 is pretty easy.? Whether you weld or epoxy, having the pan off and cleaned out is your best bet for a long term solution.? ?If you don?t weld or braze just take it to a welder and he can fix it for you.

That?s my 2 cents,

Chet?

[57plymouth]

Pull it off and weld it up.  That's the only real long term solution.

[RC Drown]

I had a car that had an oil pan leak, I cleaned the area very good, then used the two part epoxy that comes in a roll.  It held for a number of years with no leaks

Hope this helps,
Bob

[wawa2gogo]

I've just developed a pinhole sized leak in the oil pan of my 47 sedan. Can anyone give me some options on effecting a patch/repair short of having to replace the entire pan. Many thanks.