[Petah78]

Originally Posted by Aon

Another guy just dropped his pan... 01/22 Build Date. 6,XXX miles.

Maybe we need a "Show us your oil pickup!" thread.

So this guy dropped his pan to check or his engine took a poop already? If you drop your pan without observing problems:

1. If there is no blockage at that time, doesn't mean it can't develop later.
2. If you dropped the pan without observing problems and you do find some blockage, now what? Bearings could have been starved for a while but not enough yet to spin. Suby/Toyota is not going to replace your engine just because you "found" it. In this scenario, I rather let it blow and get a new engine. And no.1 still applies if you clean it up.
3. Any "unauthorized" work can lead to denial of claim later on.

While I also thought about dropping the pan myself initially learning about this, after some thought, I would highly recommend against it. Just send it hard and hope it blows (or not).