r/Trucks • u/Inevitable-Show-7095 • 4d ago

Need help identifying this?

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Hey guys i’m taking to get my truck to get a new engine but was wondering is this the oil pan or gasket? or is that just the engine?

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u/xAsilos 97 F250HD 7.3 PSD 4d ago

Broken case. You can't repair it. Start looking for a new unit.

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u/reformedginger 4d ago

Hopefully you get some jb weld from Santa

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u/TemetNosce 83 Yota 4x4, 84 Datsun/Nissan 4x4 4d ago edited 4d ago

That is a crack in the engine block. transmission case. Why do you need an engine OP, when your transmission case is screwed up?

EDIT: Whoever installed your starter may have cracked the block transmission case/bell housing tightening the starter bolts.

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u/cspringerVA 4d ago

Am I confused? It looks like the bell housing of his transmission is cracked. Not the engine?

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u/TemetNosce 83 Yota 4x4, 84 Datsun/Nissan 4x4 4d ago

SOB --YOU'RE RIGHT,,,I'M WRONG,,,WAY WRONG. My brain got turned around, I thought the starter was going into engine block, WRONG, starter is going into xmission/bell housing.

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u/cspringerVA 4d ago

You’re good man,

Yeah he’s going to need a new/used transmission otherwise that starter is going to end up separating leading the vehicle to not start(writing as if OP is reading for info)

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u/Inevitable-Show-7095 4d ago

I just assumed it was my engine because when i was driving all of a sudden i had all this oil spill everywhere my and smoke coming out of truck and stopped driving or my truck stopped

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u/cspringerVA 3d ago

Need to see the color, if it’s red it’s ATF(Automatic Transmission Fluid) meaning the case is cracked into the casing. I can’t speak about the engine.

Definitely a new transmission.

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u/cspringerVA 3d ago

Fluid on the bottom of the trans looks like oil. Probably rear main seal (engine) can replace that once trans is out.

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u/Inevitable-Show-7095 4d ago

So i just need a new transmission from what you can tell?

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u/TXscales 3d ago

You can remove the transmission and have some one weld the crack. Welding cast aluminum can be difficult but it’s doable if the welder knows what they are doing.

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u/CondeNast_yReddit 3d ago

I think that's a defect in the case. It'd be hard to make a crack like that by over tightening by hand or even with an impact