control arm broke and oil pan destroyed

[Goya20]

I was driving my e30 when my driver side control arm broke in half and i was in the middle of turning i lost control and the car went into the curb breaking my oil pan. do you think if i fix it up will it start cuz the oil pump within the pan looked like it was hit also. so im getting a new pan and control arm and buy some oil. thanks leave me with some advice

[Wiglaf]

when you get the old pan off, the oil pump is easy to pop out to inspect.

[884door]

I recommend replacing the pump as well, as long as you didn't leave the engine running after the oil all leaked out it'll be fine.

On another note i have an oil pan i'm trying to sell for $125 and if you're interested i'll throw in an oil pump for free because of your shitty situation.

[Lurker27]

As per the bentley, you can turn the oil pump sprocket by hand with the pickup submerged to test it. I would replace it regardless, the guy above me is giving you a very good deal.

[guibo09]

wow thats a pretty nasty catastrophic failure!

can you post a picture of the broken control arm? a zoom up of the fracture surface would really be nice. metal failure is my job, i can give some insight on the cause.

[catchuk]

Was it an aftermarket control arm?

[Wiglaf]

I'm curious as well, particularly if there's something I could look for to avoid this situation.
This def could have been a lot worse than just an oilpan.

[dannyyisntt]

just as a precaution i'd prolly replace the other control arm too

[MR 325]

Control arms don't just break in half all on their own! I have seen them severely bent and still not broken!

[Dave]

i think the curb helped it . . .

[CorvallisBMW]

Yikes, that sounds like a nasty accident. Good luck getting it all fixed!

[Lance Racing]

Thus the reason every PPI and track tech inspection includes inspecting the control arms.

[ejnight]

You are luck it was not worse. Glad to here you are OK. Definitely replace the pump when you are in there. and Skid Plates Rock.

[etxxz]

dayuum. i believe the ball joint popping out and causing that... i saw it happen at an auto-x once, but broke in half from driving normally....idk. you need to inspect the pump when you take off the the damaged oil pan. i'd rather replace that $130 part now than later and have to drop the oil pan again.

[xLibelle]

pictures of said control arm