Dented oil pan

[Phat3800]

My oil pan was dented awhile back by my hitting a rather large rock going down the highway. It appears to be dented pretty bad, but hasn't caused any noticeable problems. Should I get this replaced eventually?? How much to replace it??

[BLLDOGG]

if it isnt leaking then dont worry about it any time soon. it would be pretty expensive to replace it. reasearch on how to replace the gasket and that will give you a good idea of what is involved.

[pontiac nino]

Congrats! You are officially one of the cool people w/ a dented oil pan. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I wouldn't worry about it really, I would guess it's usual in our cars since they are so low. As long as you don't hit something so severe that it causes you pan to leak oil you are ok. ;)

Niño

[Loochy88]

my pan has been dented since i got the car in 99 from the previous owner. not a single problem.

[BLLDOGG]

yeah, i put a small dent in my pan the day i got her. :( its really not in issue unless its cracked or just all around leaking

[crasher]

I say don't worry about it unless its leaking or the crank shaft is rubbing against it not sure how much room is actually betwen teh crank shaft and the oil pan when the engine is running.

[speedy-v6-camaro]

Dent here too....damn low car....hasn't caused a problem for the last 40K miles

[Nachius]

Mine has been dented for 3 years w/ no problem, I have another and gasket, but probably not doing that till the tranny drops again for a stall converter.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

new pan is like 80 bucks, plus gasket,

were is it dented? if it buy were the oil pick up is i would be worried about it, if not dont bother