I dont climb underneath my truck every day, but when i was under it last week doing an oil change I noticed what appeared to be a small oil leak coming from the drain plug... Upon closer inspection. i've got oil definitely coming from either the plug, or the back of the pan where it attaches. I've replaced oil pans before on other vehicles, how difficult is it on these trucks??? ANything I should know about up front??

 

Motors gotta be lifted up to get the pan off.

 

Are you 100% sure it's oil?

If you haven't experienced it before, the rubber coupling on the coolant line near the turbo is notorious for leaking and it can make you swear it's an oil leak.

The first time it happened it ran down the back of the oil pan. The last time it happened on mine I thought it was the front crank seal because I couldn't find a leak from the coolant coupling, it would only leak after the block cooled down.