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gtmywings · 01-06-2017, 01:21 PM

NC_John , do a google search on "common oil pan leaks on 5.3 vortec", it is one of the common areas that leak after 120K miles, I currently have 128000 on this engine. I am using the stock LM7 oil pan, if there is another oil pan that will give me the clearance such as f-body or vette, that may help in the future.
I may have to cut the low hump in the cab and make more room above the transmission in the future just so I can have access to removing oil pan.
Though it looks like I will have to pull the engine to fix this leak unless I can figure something out. I had hoped someone in this forum had found one.

01-06-2017, 01:21 PM	#99
gtmywings Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 6	Re: LS1 swap. What oil pan did you use? NC_John , do a google search on "common oil pan leaks on 5.3 vortec", it is one of the common areas that leak after 120K miles, I currently have 128000 on this engine. I am using the stock LM7 oil pan, if there is another oil pan that will give me the clearance such as f-body or vette, that may help in the future. I may have to cut the low hump in the cab and make more room above the transmission in the future just so I can have access to removing oil pan. Though it looks like I will have to pull the engine to fix this leak unless I can figure something out. I had hoped someone in this forum had found one.