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  • #1

    Dented oil pan

    So I took the car in for an oil change today, & the SA said that my oil pan was dented. It is not leaking, & not cracked but I was like wtf? The SA was not able to say how badly it was dented.

    Should I be concerned, or does it warrant replacing?

    Andrew
    www.livingcolours.ca - This bugs for you

    “A man who says he does not let the little things bother him has never spent a night in a tent with a single mosquito” - Unknown
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    Re: Dented oil pan

    Alum or steel oilpan? I saw some nasty pictures of a cam shaft split to pieces from a dented oil pan on the TDIclub last night so I would see how badly it is damaged. On the other hand if it is dented and alum but not leaking the dent can't be all that bad.
    Name: Brent
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    • #3
      Re: Dented oil pan

      Not sure what the pan is made of. Car is 2003 1.8T if that makes any difference.

      Andrew
      www.livingcolours.ca - This bugs for you

      “A man who says he does not let the little things bother him has never spent a night in a tent with a single mosquito” - Unknown

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      • #4
        Re: Dented oil pan

        Originally posted by Stonewall
        Alum or steel oilpan? I saw some nasty pictures of a cam shaft split to pieces from a dented oil pan on the TDIclub last night so I would see how badly it is damaged. On the other hand if it is dented and alum but not leaking the dent can't be all that bad.
        Cam shaft?? Oil pan?? the two aren't related! Unless of course (and I'm sure this is what you meant....) crank shaft....
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        • #5
          Re: Dented oil pan

          Opps yes Aleks you are correct.. it has been a long couple weeks...
          Name: Brent
          His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
          Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
          Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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          • #6
            Re: Dented oil pan

            I wouldn't be too concerned. Stock pan on '03's is a soft one, so if it's not cracked or leaking I wouldn't be overly concerned. Get under that car and take a pic for us!
            1.8T
            Not quite stock anymore...

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            • #7
              Re: Dented oil pan

              My old 2.0 mk4 had a dented oil pan from driving on dirt roads and from being low. It was fine to drive around with, I did for over a year. But when I went to sell the car, they wouldnt safety it with a dented pan.
              Simon

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