Is a New Oil Pan really necessary?????
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So I took the car in and told her to go ahead and change the oil and that I didn't want the pan replaced. She said okay, but if the plug did not go back into place she would have to swap out the pan. She said she worried that the interior washer in the oil pan would be broken but she hoped for the best. . We'll see how this pans out. I do want to swap out the pan but not now and not if it's not an immediate problem.
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Oldmots, the suction method would have saved the day here, although having a new pan is the better way to go in the long run if cost isn't an issue. I do think that the small amounts left in the pan get diluted enough to be insignificant, esp. if the oil is not that old and changed frequently. Obviously this has been debated on alot of forums, but I wouldn't dismiss suction out of hand, especially in situations where the pan bolt is difficult to reach. Better to do it the easy way more often than put it off because it's a PIA.
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