Crack in oil pan

[Eric Sanborn]

We got my wife an '03 GTI earlier this year with the 1.8T.  The previous
owner had used a speedy lube and the first thing I had to do was replace the
aluminum pan.  They had stripped out the pan and then used an over sized
self cutting plug.  I didn't realize this of course until I got it home and
proceeded to change the oil.  That was an expensive oil change.  My
local independent VW shop keeps 5 or 6 good used pans on hand at all times.
 The later ones have steel inserts for the drain plug the earlier ones did
not.

While there is a chance the crack was there and his work on it just opened
it up further, I would imagine it was related to their work.  I wouldn't
trust anything but welding or replacement.  In order to weld it correctly
you would need to remove it so you might as well get a good used one and put
it on.

-Eric

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:47 PM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Aluminum oil pan and too much torque.  Like impact wrench style.
>  Somethings
> gotta gives
> On Nov 1, 2010 5:46 PM, "Grant Lenahan" <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> > i have no idea, but i would not. Too critical.
> >
> > How did he crack it?It might not in fact be his doing, although one would
> think he should at least have seen it.
> >
> > Grant
> >
> > On Nov 1, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Jay M wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I took my 1996 A6 to a local independent garage today for a quick oil
> change, first, and needless to say last time I will take my car there
> again.
> On the drive home I noticed a lot of smoke coming from engine bay. I pulled
> over and checked oil level and I was down 2 quarts after driving about 10
> miles. I added oil and got the car home for inspection and noticed oil
> dripping from a hairline crack totalling about 1 1/2" in the shave of a V
> near and around the oil drain plug. After much discussion with the mechanic
> who did the oil change, he flat out denied responsibility for the crack.
> Can
> this crack be successfully repaired with JB Weld on the inside and/or
> outside of oil pan, or TIG welded or do I have to source a new pan to fix
> the problem. I am just curious if there are any BTDT's that have used JB
> Weld or similar products to repair cracks in their oil pan. Any input is
> appreciated.
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