Project 7.3

[Bduck]

Back on Mar 5, 2025, during this project, I posted pics of an oil leak I had at the oil dipstick mount on the side of the oil pan. That has come back to haunt me. This is a poor design made by International Diesel and now I have to address it again. I was hoping that the seal replacement would have given me some kind of longevity at the time of replacement. It was the cheaper route to go at under $10 using OEM seals. Now, instead of a repeat offender my option has taken me to the next level. There are 3 other options for this next step. 




Cost $299.95-This allows to replace OEM 
part by removing large nut & Oring and letting
dipstick mount drop into lowest point of oil pan.
It comes with a double sealing Oring, reviews 
have all been mostly excellent but I'm
not a fan of oil pan trash. This is a back burner
option.

                                     



Cost $95.99-This a weld in part. Not sure how this 
would be accomplished either removing pan which is
engine pull or weld in place allowing OEM part to
drop inside of pan, oil burns which I don't like this idea
sooo its not on my plate.





Cost $89.95-Very costly parts here but this is 
most likely next step I'll do. This requires to 
remove & discard OEM nut and Oring replacing
with rubber gasket, flat washer & nut sealing 
with black RTV. Most reviews with this has
been favorable with a couple mentioning about 
leakage still. I have my own thoughts why they 
have had an issue with leakage.