C7 oil pan rust
I have noticed the oil pan on my 2007 coach's C7 Cat has a lot of surface rust on the oil pan with most of the paint peeling off. This is the shallow oil or 19 quart oil pan. I was just wondering if a...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
A quick internet search showed that there are a few places that sell ALUMINUM oil pans for a C7. It might pay to check on one of them to end the rust problem for good.
Just make sure that the oil plug area is well reinforced and thick enough. Aluminum is softer than steel and all it takes is one oil change where the technician overtightens the steel oil plug and manages to strip out the threads on the pan and you'll be looking for yet another oil pan (or some kind of fix).
