Oil Pan??? :(((((

[accident]

??? for what exactly. there was no way to avoid it but ok...

For checking cosmetics instead of vital engine pieces.

[shmutzigE30]

well it was night time and I didnt have a flash light on me therefore how was i supposed to know there was a crack...

It's not a big deal now though...i mean it's just sitting there till I order a new one...

[e30evolution]

If you have it towed to sta-weld in redmond and you bring a floor jack (make sure there is no oil in the pan) he should be able to weld it up for under ~70

[shmutzigE30]

yeah we'll see. Im thinking about buying one and installing to myself since it's fairly straight forward. Maybe from autobahnsport or a caryard.

[Mossman]

I'm on the wrong side of the country but I have a nice clean year old one you could have for $75 + ship

[Naplm00]

i cracked mine 2 years ago


made a form from wood, lined with waxed paper ,and filled it with JB weld


JB welded the whole bottom of the pan

been like that for 2 years

no leaks, no issues

PS the wood was just thee to give a form to the JB wled, was removed when it hardened.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Ask Jon. He's in Orange County. He's the undisputed master at anything you need to know about oil pans and them breaking. There is none higher.



Mariano

[318isbmw]

Ask Jon. He's in Orange County. He's the undisputed master at anything you need to know about oil pans and them breaking. There is none higher.



Mariano

+1

Wish he still had his tally in his sig, cracked me up every time he posted seemed like there was another added to the list.

[StereoInstaller1]

He could raise that thing 3 inches and STILL be fucking low

[homegrone30]

Ive got a spare oilpan you can buy that I pulled off my car, it was cross threaded by the p.o. (cough cough sloan) and had one of those easy drain spindle pieces of crap on it.

[shmutzigE30]

Ask Jon. He's in Orange County. He's the undisputed master at anything you need to know about oil pans and them breaking. There is none higher.



Mariano

old i know but whos JON??? sorry im semi new to the board. Whats his member name?

[Asbradley21]

92mtechcabrio

[CleanAzzE30z]

92mtechcabrio

Thank you, sir.




Mariano

[E30 Cabrio]

If the crack isn't too bad, JB Weld.

I had something similar happen with my old 325es a few years back.

Hit a chunk of concrete on the highway. Pulled over, checked it out and no leak.

Drove a few miles home and checked again the best I could since it was night, raining, etc...

Next AM, puddle under the car.

Cleaned it, sanded it, JB Weld and it held up for the 2 years and 30k miles I put on the car after that.

For all I know, it's still running strong and not leaking a drop.

[gazellebeigem3]

yeah, if theres not a chunk missing, jb weld is a good bet.