Ford Triton 5.4 engine oil leak from oil filter housing. 

Most 6.8 and 5.4 4x4 truck are incorporated into the engine mount on driver's side of engine. One day I hope to be able to keep a 6.8 long enough to film the shortcut

@@SandCarServices Hi Ron, I haven’t gone underneath yet and thought I’d ask you first before I start jacking up etc. Do you know if My 2000 excursion 6.8 I can ‘Get to oil Cooler Directly’ or do I have loosen the engine mounts and Jack the engine up a bit on driver side to finagle getting to gasket?

How did it go? Mine is a 4x4 with the 5.4

@@danielledesma69 Yep, all good. The plug in the block was a pain because the cross member was in the way, but other than that it was straight forward & easy. Leak now fixed. :-)

You're welcome.

How’d it go? Take a long time. I have a 4x4 and it started leakin

@@hunterprice287 It did take some time. Around 4 hours. It's only difficult because of access. Definitely need the long ratchet extension.

@@HJSauerIII I’ve gotten a few qoutes for 225. Worth paying or trying to do it myself haha.

AWOL FPV serious pain in the ass fix for me but I got through it a few hours later , my mechanic skills are a 4 out of 10 but if there is a next time it will be done in 30 mins

How long did it take? I’ve got to do it. 4x4

@@hunterprice287 around an hour but it really could be done quicker

@@Arykperry I’m impressed. I’ve heard with the 4x4 it taking much longer to do it. A couple shops quoted me 200 to do it.

Did you ever fixed or fine the oil leak?

Got any tips? Currently trying to get a game plan together on getting around all that

@@1001Guitarplayer Get some extensions, remove the air dam, the hose clamp tool is really nice, and try to jack your truck up as high as you can

Gilberto, my niece had an oil leak and I suspect that it's the oil filter housing. She has a 2011 5.0 Ford lariat 4x4. I need to inspect it first, but I'm almost sure that's what it is. Any tips?

@@rudyavila9039 the same thing I told Doug. I would add that one of those electric drivers made for working on cars like the one from Milwaukee, would have made the process a lot faster. The remove the air dam you'll need spline sockets. I would just replace the whole housing. No one had it in stock in my area, but I wish I would have ordered one ahead of time. The housing looked pitted around the gasket. Also make sure you have extra coolant. At least 2 concentrated jugs and then mix 50/50 with distilled water

Gillberto, appreciate you sharing those insights. To you and the others whom have performed this repair….Curious how are those gaskets holding up? I’ll be doing a driveway repair on my 09 King Ranch. Dealer doesn’t have parts so it’s felpro or bust for me.

You appear to be a great guy! Need more dudes like you. BTNY

Let’s go brandon

Thank you

Put in atf 205 reseal and the oil drip stopped. Now I am starting to notice the filter is wet so I suspect the filter housing is leaking again but nothing accumulating. Amazing product.

Thats actually a legit idea 💡

Bro what? The transfer case is in the back. This is on the engine. Which if you didn’t know is in the front…

Do not use silicone on the factory style gaskets

Nvm i just realized you are on rivetside county about 4 hours away!❤️😂

Murrieta California

Will do

+Jason Aguirre yes i drained oil. But that is not necessary as long as you drain all coolant from block. This engine will gravity bleed the coolant if the system is in good working order. I fill coolant to half way up bottle then wait about 15 minutes and top off, then i start engine and warm up until upper and lower radiator hoses are both warm.

4x4 with mount integrated into motor mount is pain. I usually just clean and swap gasket on those because labor is to intense

Yes, pull the plug if you can

Ron Williams - mission accomplished! Thanks for the tips. All went smoothly, except for the coolant shower. I did it on jack stands with a roller board, but pulling the front driver tire helped tremendously. I also replaced the lower and reservoir hoses while I was at it. 178k miles THIS leak is gone. I’m sure I’ll have another one soon ;)

It. Varies but around $250-300

Thanks I had that question too

Bro u could do it without jack stands. Ijs

Turns out my oil filter housing is not leaking. It's leaking from the head gasket. Not good news.

@@myriadcorp i did the timing job on this. Be prepared for alot of steps just to get those heads off. I would consider paying mechanic if your not experienced. Four out of 5 stars on the difficulty meter. Makes this video repair look elementary

you will have to call me on that one

Did u lube the internal oils pump gears? And are you going by the gauge on the instrument cluster for checking pressure, or do you have a dial guage? I too did the same upgrade. Also had same issue. Now melling calls for you to squirt oil next to the small slot with a tube. I did this more than twice with a new garden pesticide sprayer and assorted attachments. Also used a npt fitting to the garden sprayer thru the oil sensor like the one used in this vid. I was able to get almost 7 quarts this way. I left the crank sensor off and must cranked over 7 times. Was very frustrated to not see the needle on the cluster move. I then said fuck it. It must be primed and the stock gauge musnt be telling actual pressure. I decided to plug in sensor and then bam needle gauge went up. Let me know if your still having issue. Melling has a yt vid on priming the ford modular motor. Boy does my pur now and no more chain slap. Passenger guide was dismantled into six pieces. I used cloyes timing kit and kept my phasers since it wasnt my issue. Let me know I hope this helps