[A4] Under Engine Pan

[Brandon Rogers]

It's funny- my wife has cracked no less than 4 oil pans on her Passat 2.8 - while I have yet to ever crack one on my S4 (same pan) despite my car being about 3" lower....


Brandon
'00 S4 Stage 3
'91 911 Turbo
 

-----Original Message-----
From: 4pkirby at gmail.com [mailto:4pkirby at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 1:01 PM
To: Brandon Rogers; jkcolemn at rochester.rr.com; a4 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [A4] Under Engine Pan

I put on an aluminum one to protect the oil pan.

Peter

  Original Message  
From: Brandon Rogers
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 14:56
To: jkcolemn at rochester.rr.com; a4 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [A4] Under Engine Pan

I think most people leave it off....

Brandon 



-----Original Message-----
From: A4 [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of J. Coleman
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:43 PM
To: a4 at audifans.com
Subject: [A4] Under Engine Pan

We have a 2002 A4 Avant with the 1.8 turbo engine. There is a fiber glass pan (for want of a better name) under the engine, that you must take off when changing oil and filter. 



So my question is this pan necessary? Have any of the readers of this list just left it off. The question comes from significant damage to this pan caused by running over a piece of firewood in the center of the road. The wood flipped up and broke the rear of this pan and seriously bent the attachment points. The broken pan now sits in the corner of the garage and the car is running around without it. Makes oil changes a snap as well. Can I just leave it off? 



Thanks for your advice, Jim



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