Oil Pan...To Weld or to Replace? - Page 3

Rick Parker · #41 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 01:12 PM

Put water in it and let it sit over night to check for leaks.

RedBarchetta · #42 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Parker

Put water in it and let it sit over night to check for leaks.

Mike already handled that one.

CoupedUp · #43 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

Based on the oil I recovered, it appears I only lost 1 to 1.5 quarts at the most. The worst of it must have been happening right before I was pulling into the garage.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

-Dean

Good thing you were using the Kendall straight 50W - anything less probably would have just run right out through the crack!

Doug

RedBarchetta · #44 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 07:30 PM

Hey Doug, at least my pan literally falls out the bottom of my car...Do your fingers and arms still hurt from your last escapade?

mickmate · #45 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 07:48 PM

Atta boy Dean, now you have a scar and a good story to go with it!

TButtrick · #46 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 04:50 AM

The flat bottom of the pan seems like an odd place for a crack to develop. Is there a baffle on the other side of those new welds?

RedBarchetta · #47 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TButtrick

The flat bottom of the pan seems like an odd place for a crack to develop. Is there a baffle on the other side of those new welds?

Yes. The welding of those baffles to the underbelly is probably what weakened the metal and caused it to fatigue/crack. Said another way, it could happen, again. Time will tell (and then I get to keep my promise and the photo show of me and a 10 pound sledge will follow).