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10-22-2014, 12:05 AM | #1 |
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Pull header for oil pan replacement?
They stripped the threads on my oil pan at the last oil change yesterday. The communications were bad, so now I know today, and now I'm leaking oil all over the place. Will they need to pull the header for an oil pan replacement? It's a Borla EL.
Last time, they stripped a lug nut. They said it had been overtightened before they got to it, but I doubt that. Probably just a bit of righty tighty when they applied the air gun. Oops! I actually bought a bunch of studs just in case. I guess i should get an oil pan just in case. I'll see how big the puddle is tomorrow morning. Might head straight in and demand a loaner. I don't want to wait and then destroy my engine.
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Why do you take your car there again? I don't think "free" maintenance is worth anything when the people doing the maintenance didn't graduate elementary school.
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I went there after the dealer I bought it from took 4 tries to get the USB working. Third closest dealer is about 30 minutes away. Sigh. And I was about to buy a Tundra. Meanwhile the Dodge and Chevy dealers don't know shit about their products and the Ford dealer is high pressure. At least the BMW dealer gave nice loaners, but I needed them too many times. Like 10.
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Man that's just terrible service. 30 min away. They should be sending a flat bed to bring your car to them.
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damn, now to have to be worried about them putting transmission fluid in your engine instead of oil
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Could also just re-tap/thread the oil pan. maybe heli-coil
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Or is it even stripped?
Did they just try to use the same crush washer and it is leaking around that?
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Less dealer interaction = better.
They can train 16 year olds to do basic work, why can't the owner do it? The only work I would take to dealer is warranty. And even then I worry...
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My loaner rental is a Ram 1500 with the Hemi. LOL! I was thinking of buying one, so I guess I get an extended test drive. Doesn't do welll in the corners though.
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Of course it doesn't. With the Hemi you're supposed to gas it in the corners to swing the rear end around.
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Just make sure there isn't an FRS splattered on the back bumper after you do!
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If you are going to try and repair it I recommend Time-Sert.
About 100x better than a heli-coil and stronger than just retapping the hole. I stripped the oil pan on my Gixxer and did a Time-Sert repair on it. Super easy and strong as hell. http://www.timesert.com/ |
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On a side note I rented a hemi truck and it used like 1 gal / mile. Was terrible on gas. Seriously like 10 mpg maybe.
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On my commute to get the kids and to work, it was about 20mpg. I wasn't planting it constantly. I was impressed, actually. However, the truck drives like a truck, fo sho.
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