Oil pan cracked
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: california
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.6 stroker
Oil pan cracked
Have had a leak for a while now and I could never find it. I replaced the distributer gasket and the o-rings for the oil filter adapter. And no luck! And today I found this. And of course I can't upload the photo. It a hair line crack about an inch long outside the pan next to a bolt right next to the oil pump. Sorry if that's confusing that the best way I can describe it. So my question is, can I just clean it with dawn soap and silicone it? Or do I absolutely have to replace it?
#3
CF Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oroville, CA
Posts: 12,367
Likes: 0
Received 19 Likes
on
18 Posts
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
You can pull the pan and braze it up. That would be cheaper than replacing the pan. Just slapping some sillycone on there won't fix it.
#4
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: california
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.6 stroker
#5
CF Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: central IN
Posts: 2,282
Likes: 0
Received 15 Likes
on
11 Posts
Year: 1997
Engine: 4.0
as long as it's clean and dry before you applied permatex or whatever, it would be fine. I did this to an sbc I had after dukes of hazarding a roadroad crossing. I had to beat the pan back out and it put a crack in it. if you wanted to get fancy you could use jb weld.
brazing it certainly is the best option, but kind of a pita if you can't do it yourself.
brazing it certainly is the best option, but kind of a pita if you can't do it yourself.
#6
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: california
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.6 stroker
as long as it's clean and dry before you applied permatex or whatever, it would be fine. I did this to an sbc I had after dukes of hazarding a roadroad crossing. I had to beat the pan back out and it put a crack in it. if you wanted to get fancy you could use jb weld. brazing it certainly is the best option, but kind of a pita if you can't do it yourself.
Trending Topics
#8
Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KCMO
Posts: 159
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Agreed. I would JB Weld it. Just clean the snot out of it with something like carb or brake cleaner before applying. You can probably sand it out nicely afterwards so it even looks pretty clean.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
scoutmstr
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
17
04-06-2016 11:14 AM
MidwestNick
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
10
02-28-2016 02:05 AM
Blackxj51
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
23
09-24-2015 07:23 AM
Blackxj51
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
22
09-13-2015 06:06 PM
Blackxj51
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
1
09-13-2015 02:07 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)