I have a small crack in my upper oil pan, what are my options?
04-06-2013, 06:01 PM
#1
I have a small crack in my upper oil pan, what are my options?
What's my best option to repair this? It's causing a very slow oil leak, so the car is still driveable, but I'd like to fix this by my next oil change.
I was thinking of a high capacity oil pan (i.e. RX8 Performance or GReddy) but my car is very very low and I'm afraid of ground clearance.
Any other options other than a stock pan and if stock is my only option, where can I find the best prices?
Thanks!
I was thinking of a high capacity oil pan (i.e. RX8 Performance or GReddy) but my car is very very low and I'm afraid of ground clearance.
Any other options other than a stock pan and if stock is my only option, where can I find the best prices?
Thanks!
Last edited by Munchy; 04-06-2013 at 06:08 PM.
04-08-2013, 10:43 AM
#3
Wicked Performance
how low are we talking? i have the megan coilovers and my body sites only 3-4 inchs off the ground. With all the dips out here in socal i have no problem with my greddy oil pan. My dump exhaust sits lower then the pan and its been a year and i still have no problems with scraping. I would reccommend going with a deeper pan because of the extra oil cap. and greater oil cooling. Every little bit heklps seeing as our8*'s dont like heat.
04-08-2013, 11:40 AM
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Just replace it with a stock one or get it repaired. It will likely be cheaper to just replace it. The Greddy is cast aluminum so if you hit something it goes bye bye, it won't bend, it will crack. You could also get the lower protection plate (if you can really call it that) from a series II RX-8 and add it for a little protection. The RX8performance one was a bitch to put on and had to be modified to fit. Supposedly that issue was fixed but personally I wouldn't bet on that being true considering who makes it.
But I see no reason for you to pay three times as much and go with an aftermarket oil pan.
But I see no reason for you to pay three times as much and go with an aftermarket oil pan.
04-09-2013, 08:00 AM
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I think it is very important to identify how you cracked it in the first place to make sure you dont go through the trouble of fixing/replacing it only to have it happen again. I would consider taking it off and have a shop weld the crack.
04-09-2013, 10:45 AM
#8
Just replace it with a stock one or get it repaired. It will likely be cheaper to just replace it. The Greddy is cast aluminum so if you hit something it goes bye bye, it won't bend, it will crack. You could also get the lower protection plate (if you can really call it that) from a series II RX-8 and add it for a little protection. The RX8performance one was a bitch to put on and had to be modified to fit. Supposedly that issue was fixed but personally I wouldn't bet on that being true considering who makes it.
But I see no reason for you to pay three times as much and go with an aftermarket oil pan.
But I see no reason for you to pay three times as much and go with an aftermarket oil pan.
04-09-2013, 12:01 PM
#11
Rotary Evolution
if the car is that low i would wonder if it was worth possibly costing an engine for all the headache. the pump pickup tube doesn't take much to get bashed into the pan and restrict flow to the engine.
04-09-2013, 01:28 PM
#13
I haven't seen it first hand, this is what I was told by my mechanic. Maybe I misunderstood by the upper part of oil pan.
He says it might have happened when my missing motor mount bolt shot out and cracked the pan. I'll check it out myself on the lift in the next few days.
He says it might have happened when my missing motor mount bolt shot out and cracked the pan. I'll check it out myself on the lift in the next few days.
04-09-2013, 01:36 PM
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I haven't seen it first hand, this is what I was told by my mechanic. Maybe I misunderstood by the upper part of oil pan.
He says it might have happened when my missing motor mount bolt shot out and cracked the pan. I'll check it out myself on the lift in the next few days.
He says it might have happened when my missing motor mount bolt shot out and cracked the pan. I'll check it out myself on the lift in the next few days.
04-15-2013, 07:45 PM
#16
So I finally picked up my car after a whole tire not beading problem, and I still haven't seen the leak, but I've been now told it's not the oil pan but right above it.
He said it's in the area where the passenger side mount bolts into the subframe (which in my case, the bolt shot out).
I'll get pictures next time I put the car up on a lift.
He said it's in the area where the passenger side mount bolts into the subframe (which in my case, the bolt shot out).
I'll get pictures next time I put the car up on a lift.
Last edited by Munchy; 04-15-2013 at 07:49 PM.
04-17-2013, 10:56 AM
#20
"the area where the passenger side mount bolts to the subframe" isn't even on the engine...
these cars are actually really simple, it might be worth your time just to turn the wheel and look in there
04-17-2013, 11:04 AM
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Sorry I was on my phone, I read that wrong. If it is on the passenger side subframe then it likely ran there from somewhere else and it's not likely the oil metering pump. You need to figure out exactly where it is coming from. But a lot of times oil leaks run into the subframe or cross members and then run all over the place, leaking and getting sprayed all over.
05-02-2013, 01:39 PM
#22
Might as well update:
Sent my car in to repair my motor mount. The welded nut on the inside of the subframe came off so the motor mount had no where to bolt into. Had to re-weld a new nut, put a bigger bolt in to fix that problem.
Now the oil leak, turns out it was just my oil pan according to the garage (not the same as before). They applied a new gasket and it shouldn't be leaking anymore.
And now I have a second flat tire in 2 weeks.
Sigh...
Sent my car in to repair my motor mount. The welded nut on the inside of the subframe came off so the motor mount had no where to bolt into. Had to re-weld a new nut, put a bigger bolt in to fix that problem.
Now the oil leak, turns out it was just my oil pan according to the garage (not the same as before). They applied a new gasket and it shouldn't be leaking anymore.
And now I have a second flat tire in 2 weeks.
Sigh...
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