Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 19:31:30 +0100 From: "Toby Field" <tobyfieldnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: 94 9000 2.3L Cracked Oil Pan
Depending on where the crack is you could buy some metal repair paste or have it professionally welded. Toby "KeithG" <noonenopsamhlink.net> wrote in message news:aco823$p7l$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > Well, you already bought the car. I would fix it and see if there are any > other problems before bailing out at this point. If it was cracked recently > and the oil level remained good, there will be no problems due to low oil > pressure. If there are no untoward engine noises (rod knock or piston slap), > it is probably fine. One other thing you could do is have the oil pressure > checked, but it will probably not show anything. > > good luck, > > KeithG > > "JEAN PAUL LE GUEN" <LEGUENnopsamORLD.NET> wrote in message > news:uetr3s992mp1fbnopsam.supernews.com... > > The price I was given was $360.00 retail $288.00 -20% plus orings and > > shipping. But it worries me because I do not know why and when the old one > > cracked. > > "JEAN PAUL LE GUEN" <LEGUENnopsamORLD.NET> wrote in message > > news:uelscet08cub2enopsam.supernews.com... > > > I would like to know if anyone else has had a oil pan crack. I just > bought > > > the car a week ago, I did not see any oil leaking then. The last two > days > > I > > > could smell oil burning and it smoked because it dripped right on the > > > converter. The pan is cracked at the lower rear of the pan where it > bolts > > to > > > the transmission. > > > PS. Does any one have a spare oil pan. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Jean Paul > > > 89 9000 I > > > 89 9000 T > > > 94 9000 CSET > > > > > > > > > > > >