Repainting oil pan?

[IDKGiveItAShot]

I've searched all over the forum but haven't been able to find a thread covering this. My oil pan has paint flaking off in multiple places so I'm going to repaint it.

Oil pan from a 3FE on an 89 FJ62 if that matters.

Any thoughts on the "right way" to do it? Needs primer? Any recommended paint? Should I paint the inside as well or just strip that down to the bare steel?

 

[yotadude520]

Do NOT paint the inside, leave the inside alone. Just wipe it out with a rag and some brake cleaner.

Hit the outside with a wire wheel on a drill and then paint it. Did it on an old oil pan for my 1980 Toyota pickup and looked pretty good.

 

[CruiserTrash]

It can probably be done, but they're about $200 brand new from Toyota. Doesn't seem worth the risk of paint chips flaking off and jamming up the oil pump pickup screen.

 

[OSS]

Nickel plate it
(2F oil pan shown)

 

[klinetime574]

I’ve repainted mine twice. It’s all about prep. Used BBQ grill paint the last time. Seems to have held up well. I do think I will replace the oil pan because I think it is leaking; either failed spot welds or threads for the drain plug. 40 years old now. Why not just replace it is my thinking.