Cm2250 oil pans in 2023

[Rawze]

(07-31-2023 )JimT Wrote:  

(07-30-2023 )Rawze Wrote:  I have an after-market oil pan on mine. - I had to strip its garbage paint job off of it, coat it in por-15 ... then top coat it in Flex-Seal (in the can version, not the garbage spray).. and it will likely never rust out now like the factory one finally did after 1.2 million miles.

Unless you installed another one, I was there doing my inframe when you replaced your oil pan. Didn't even realize it was aftermarket.

I know the mantra is typically only cummins parts in the engine, but if Rawze and the gang give their blessings for aftermarket here, well that says a lot. This is the only place I trust to get quality information for my engine/tractor.

That BH in PA sounds nice and I might get some coolant and/or heater pipes from them once I can verify the part numbers, but the PAI pan from woodline is $455 with gasket or $348 without gasket and at that price I don't think I can pass that up. Was planning to paint it up like Rawze did anyway.

Gasket... Do I need a new one or should my existing gasket, which hasn't leaked at all since my inframe, still work fine?

If you used pipe dope (the mushed wet paper looking type stuffs) like I typically recommend for the corners of the block at the oil pan gasket instead of silicone, then the pan gasket can be cleaned up and re-used. If you used silicone, then you will most likely need a new gasket.