nighthawk

Okay, I made a mistake today while changing my oil. I accidentally jacked my car up with the oil pan. It is dented ina good amount.

I proceed to lower it back down and found the correct jack point...I went ahead and changed the oil and everything runs and seems fine.

Should I worry about this or should I get a new one? If I do then how hard would it be to change it out? It just looks like I need to take out the screws, lower it down and use a new gasket...can't be any worse then when I changed my Dodge's differential fluid...

Thanks for any help.

llamaboiz

err... i woulda lowered the car, drain oil, unbolt the pan, put it on a flat surface, use a rubber mallet and a small 2x4 to see if it could be pounded out... BUT thats just me.

THEN since its off, take it to a chrome shop

wolverine

iTrader: (9)

whoa that sucks!!!!!! does the IS have a lower pan? if so it shouldnt be that much or that difficult. it be alot easier if you have a lift tho.

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

If I remember correctly the IS oil pan has a small narrow shape to it. Should be easy to install a new one.

I would buy a new oil pan even if there is no leak.

llamaboiz

Dont forget to chrome it

lobuxracer

iTrader: (2)

This is what I did with my first Supra when the jack slipped off the crossmember. It was a real PITA though because I had to raise the engine off the mounts to get the pan out. It's also not especially easy to get the pan off because there are no gaskets, only the famous black Toyco RTV sealant.

llamaboiz

ROFL yea i hate that stuff, yea i guess i made sound easy but i never claimed it was easy A job that will be made harder by the lvl of xp of the OP I dunno thou, there are just some jobs that i cant see paying someone else to do the work when, even thou its a PITA you can do it yourself... being mechanicly inclined sure helps.

UNLIKE a certian mod here *who i wont mention by name* that seems to *Why do when I "DIY", I break things...* *giggles*

lobuxracer

iTrader: (2)

Yeah, well, I broke the same piece the same way. I just fixed it myself is all. Unfortunately experience is directly related to the size of your bent, broken, twisted, and burned parts pile. Any decent mechanic who says he's never broken anything is either lying or not a mechanic.

iSuxeL

iTrader: (21)

Ya darn straight! LOL

llamaboiz

Hey... i've NEVER BROKEN NETHING, never stripped a headder bolt/spark plug, scratched a journal NOTHING IN THE ENGINE BAY/DRIVELINE *dont ask about the int *, I dont consider wrong size jets in a carb as broken, too much gasket sealer either... yea extra bolts dont count if the car still runs right?