i think im screwed...

[Daelen Nekuda]

so i was driving down this gay back road at 120... a little sleepy.. (it was 230 am) and bam smoke a rail way crossing... i think my oil pan hit the rail ... or something... anyways right after i hit it i shut the engine off and came to a stop.. got out and all my oil is leaking from the oil pan... what do you guys think?? is it gonna be extremly expensive
???

[tintin]

Re: i think im screwed...

so i was driving down this gay back road at 120... a little sleepy.. (it was 230 am) and bam smoke a rail way crossing... i think my oil pan hit the rail ... or something... anyways right after i hit it i shut the engine off and came to a stop.. got out and all my oil is leaking from the oil pan... what do you guys think?? is it gonna be extremly expensive
???

OUCH!
As long as you got the car turned off while there was oil in it, you should be fine. I think MK4 oilpans are about $400.

[VAG_Tech]

Re: i think im screwed...

If the damage is terminal. You can go through insurance. I've seen it a hundred times. Don't worry. Unless you don't have collision coverage.

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

Re: i think im screwed...

That sucks. Yea, hopefully its just your oilpan. Dont want to go through insurance unless you have to, especially if your an under 25 male.

[Kor]

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That sucks. Yea, hopefully its just your oilpan. Dont want to go through insurance unless you have to, especially if your an under 25 male.

Should be easy to see what is wrong on inspection. If the oil pan is dead, just get a new one, maybe install a skid-plate too.

[NeonGTI]

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My dumbass ex did something similar with my 1.8t Passat and it ended up costing me just under $700.

Skidplates b gud.

[VAG_Tech]

Re: i think im screwed...

We have a Golf in our shop that smoked a rock on the undercarriage. They had a metal skid plate and it took out the oilpan, trans housing, subframe, rim, control arm and fuel lines. Popped the passenger side airbags too. Would have been a write off if they didn't have the skid plate me thinks.

[Daelen Nekuda]

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just a follow up...well i looked at it today and it was my oil pan only... thank god.. and yea one of my buddys from work has one he said he would hook me up with for 100.. so i guess im in luck ..

[Aleks]

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regardless if you had to go through insurance, it should be no fault...its not like you hit something off road, or another object or car....the tracks aren't your fault...I had a no fault claim from hitting a hideabed on the highway once...