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Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Thursday, June 01, 2006 5:33 PM
Theres a small crack in my oil pan, all my oil is basically drained out...

is there anything I can use to temporarily fix the crack to put in some new oil and drive it to the dealership and let them replace it tomorrow?

Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:21 PM
JB weld.............or someother type of epoxy



Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:25 PM
^Yeah, any two part epoxy will work long enough to get it in to a repair shop.
Or just get a new pan from a junk yard, a new gasket from a auto parts place, and do it yourself.
Not hard at all if you have a wratchet, a jack, and some patience.



Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Friday, June 02, 2006 8:48 AM
I'd just get it towed, and not run the risk of running out of oil and having the shop replace the whole engine.


15.3 @ 89.97mph, 14's on the way?
Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Friday, June 02, 2006 9:19 AM
If you have the means, this is a very straight forward project to do yourself. Then you wouldn't have to drive your car anywhere Its merely unplugging a sensor, undoing bolts, removing the old gasket, put in a new gasket, move sensor to new pan, bolt it up, plug the sensor in.


"The Blue Bullet"
Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Friday, June 02, 2006 11:32 AM
I knew an idiot who jumped his Probe, cracked the oil pan, and fixed it with JB weld. He drove with that for around two years before he wrecked it.
Re: Crack in Oil Pan -need quick info asap
Friday, June 02, 2006 8:46 PM
That will work and last a long time if the oil is cleaned off the pan good. My ol buddy used bondo to patch a big hole in a radiatior, and it lasted for a long time.
j





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