Posted by Nismo changing an oil pan on an A4 is the bomb

how often do you have to change the oil pan on something?

Posted by Samurai how often do you have to change the oil pan on something?

Probably every time you do an oil change

Posted by Samurai how often do you have to change the oil pan on something?

I live in quebec

My friends and I all drive lowered cars

Do the math

Posted by Nismo I live in quebec My friends and I all drive lowered cars Do the math

maybe you should consider un-lowering it? or buy something cool like a truck

Posted by Nismo I live in quebec My friends and I all drive lowered cars Do the math

hmmm... maybe you should consider either unlowering the cars or moving someplace else if tearing the oil pan off your ride is a possibility.

you have seriously torn a pan off due to road conditions?

my buddy went through 3 in a week

its the fucking construction, theyre will be a chunk of road cut out and no signs or cones to warn you and then bam oil pan goes bye bye

Oil pans are a regular wear and tear item on a lowered car. Spark it or park it.

Unless it's like my buick. I've already been warned that I'll have to replace the stupid thing eventually due to just normal wear and weather conditions up here, also that it looks like it's already been replaced once. The guy that does my oil changes looks at it every time, just in case.

Shael

Posted by bandi Oil pans are a regular wear and tear item on a lowered car. Spark it or park it.

my mk3 had a steel oilpan, dents like hockey pucks on it and ran like a champ, mk4 = aluminium = breaks easily

Am I the only one here who is on the floor from so much laughter from Nismo's problem?

probably, as a wikipedia automotive enthusiast you have no idea about the world of modified cars

hahahah perfect.

Posted by Nismo probably, as a wikipedia automotive enthusiast you have no idea about the world of modified cars

While I do not care for modified cars outside of 4x4s, I do know if you need to replace the oil pan on your car almost every oil change, your doing something wrong

Posted by Nismo probably, as a wikipedia automotive enthusiast you have no idea about the world of modified cars

Nis, man, I live in the Adirondacks and our roads suck balls... i have yet to hear of someone shearing off an oil pan on their lowered whatever. Maybe Quebec is that bad, but damn... i think after number three pan, the lowering kit would be coming out or I'd be buying a dune buggy/off road vehicle.

Shael... your oil pan is a common problem, one of the only recurring problems, with a Buick 3.8L V6... it's a stamped steel pan and pretty cheap. They rot and puke everywhere. Rudy had to replace his on his Grand Prix.

Posted by Agent Skelly While I do not care for modified cars outside of 4x4s, I do know if you need to replace the oil pan on your car almost every oil change, your doing something wrong

I never said I changed my oil pan after every oil change.....


the problem is construction zones, I bent my control arm on a sewer that was sticking out of the ground 4 inches. Plus theyl cut out sections of the street with out puttin any cones or signs around it so if you hit that at a descent speed its all over

Posted by Nismo I never said I changed my oil pan after every oil change..... the problem is construction zones, I bent my control arm on a sewer that was sticking out of the ground 4 inches. Plus theyl cut out sections of the street with out puttin any cones or signs around it so if you hit that at a descent speed its all over

yeah, i can back this up... when i used to run up to Lachine, whatever passes for public works up there was working on the Candiac/Delson exit off of 15 and there were manhole covers sticking out of the road... not a problem normally, but you're coming off 15 at 70mph... I really couldn't imagine driving a lowered car up that way.

Posted by Nismo I never said I changed my oil pan after every oil change..... the problem is construction zones, I bent my control arm on a sewer that was sticking out of the ground 4 inches. Plus theyl cut out sections of the street with out puttin any cones or signs around it so if you hit that at a descent speed its all over

So run some tires with a decent sidewall.

my tires are huge

Posted by Agent Skelly Am I the only one here who is on the floor from so much laughter from Nismo's problem?

no im lauging too, when my cavalier was lowered i never had an issue with pans!

Posted by Samurai Nis, man, I live in the Adirondacks and our roads suck balls... i have yet to hear of someone shearing off an oil pan on their lowered whatever. Maybe Quebec is that bad, but damn... i think after number three pan, the lowering kit would be coming out or I'd be buying a dune buggy/off road vehicle. Shael... your oil pan is a common problem, one of the only recurring problems, with a Buick 3.8L V6... it's a stamped steel pan and pretty cheap. They rot and puke everywhere. Rudy had to replace his on his Grand Prix.

yeah changed mine once, i got a rebuilt one for 20$