2 questions,

1. can anyone post a pick of an undented oil pan?

2, will dents on the bottem cause the dipstick to read oil levels incorrectly?

Thanx

 

2. Yes because it takes away from the overall volume of the oil pan.

 

i'm not an oil-pan-dent expert, and I understand that the dents are taking away from the volume that would normally have oil, but I dont see how the dipstick readings could be off by enough that would really make THAT much of a difference. (unless they're some HUGE dents...) just my .02

 

dents are dents i suppose...

 

you would need a pretty good dent to screw up the readings on your dipstick. and if you have dents that size then you probably should look into finding a different oilpan

 

i can get pics of my brand new oil pan when my boyfriend gets home with his camera...... if you want to see it still ?

 

shure mine is beat up, but i dont think it has any dents, i just want to see the contours of it

 

mine too, hence the new oil pan that i still havent put on yet...

 

bump

p.s yea your welcome for making 8 cars wait for you 2 times.so we all could go to the meet together haha

 

isn't that just perfect?

 

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dents CAN screw up readings, and no, they don't have to be HUGE, they have to be placed correctly.

my pan has a dent in the center of it, that makes the stick claim it's full, while i have less than two quarts in it. i have to go an inch above the marker, to make sure it's actually full.

 

it shouldn't make a HUGE difference, unless the dent is the size of a baseball. But, i would immediately fix it just icnase your oil pan cracks on its next hit.

 

Yo amy, how much did that pan run you?

 

brand new from honda it was $80
plus $20 for the gasket

but my boyfriend gets a discount so it might be a little bit higher ...

 

nice, I need a new one for my new motor.

 

oh lord in that case mine is not doing 2 good, lol

 

i got a ? is it possible to take the oil pan off and push the dent out

 

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you can.. but being dented, and hit again to get rid of the dent, will probably overstress the metal, and it'll crack next time it hits something.

 

thats me in the background lol

 

i really wouldnt worry about it if the dents arent too bad... wish i had a pic of amy's old oil pan. it looks like someone ran into a rock going 60mph. im surprised it still holds oil