Dented oil pan?

freefallin98 · Oct 19, 2007

So a couple months ago, I was told by oil can henrys, among many other people, that my oil pan is "dented" and is leaking oil. How important should it be to get it changed. The bad thing is, I will have to pull the motor or drop the k member correct? Worth it? Also, I have autometer oil pressure/temp guages. What should my car be running at on those guages and everything like pressure and temp wise?

Jrgunn5150 · Oct 19, 2007

Well if it's leaking you should probably change it, is it leaking? It would be hard, to say the least, to dent your pan while it's in the car, and very hard to really dent it. But yes, if it does need changed, you will have to lift the motor at least 6 inches.

As for pressure, my 2v ran at a little over 90 psi cold, and between 60-65 warm. Temp stayed at 190-ish alway's, unless I did a bunch of hirgh RPM balst's.

MustangMatt96GT · Oct 19, 2007

Mine is 80 cold. And 25 warm. I have been told that that is normal because 2V oil pumps put ot a lot of volume but a less amount of pressure.

ripper · Oct 20, 2007

I dunno. I think I smell a rat. How bad is it dented? A small dent wont make much difference and shouldnt make it leak. Now if it was wacked hard and the whole thing is bent thats diff. I keep tellin you guys to stop lowerin these damn cars.

steedastang · Oct 20, 2007

If you have a dent in your pan big enough to cause a leak chances are you should be able to look back and say: "you know what. I do remember running over a bolder." or "Hey man, remember when we went curb jumping in the stang?"

If none of these ring a bell then the culprit could be a sledge.

voidfinger · Oct 20, 2007

well my car came from the factory with one of those k member braces that has saved the back side of the oil pan atleast 100 times... it looks like shit

Jrgunn5150 · Oct 20, 2007

This is what I'm saying, lol. It would be hard to significantly dent your pan without ripping the K-member off the car...

voidfinger · Oct 20, 2007

lol i know, i'm going to have to take that k member brace off and beat the hell outa it to get it strait and undented again... maybe a blow torch would help to heat it up first :dunno:

Jrgunn5150 · Oct 20, 2007

It would, but there are stronger one's out there that you don't have to beat. I beleive kenny Brown, and I know MM have them.

voidfinger · Oct 20, 2007

but they don't cover the oil pan like mine does

, i don't care so much about "strength" as not busting the hell outa my pan ya know.

freefallin98 · Oct 20, 2007

yeah well heres the thing...I flew down to Cali from Oregon to purchase my car about 2 and a half years ago. The guys who had it before me did almost everything the car has on it right now...headers, cold air, shifter, lowering, ca's (which i just changed out cuz they were crap), gauges, tint, wheels, full exhaust, etc. So, I am a little sketch that the stuff has been on my car way to long and most of it needs replacing, like the gauges and ca's which i have already done. So I need to crawl under her and check out the oil pan cuz she left a pretty good patch of oil on the ground after i left her parked over night.

voidfinger · Oct 20, 2007

make sure its not the rear main seal on the motor... i had mine go out on my in my 88 and it left a good amount of oil.

freefallin98 · Oct 20, 2007

Ok well I will have my mechanic check her out next time I run home. Thanks. Void, how did you "shave" your antenna? Also, how does your car ride with all the poly bushings and stuff you installed?

voidfinger · Oct 20, 2007

the whole antenna thing was removed then a piece of sheet metal was weilded in and then covered prepped and painted... then no antenna.

The car is a lot stiffer than before, rides a little harsher but not as bad b/c of the shocks and struts. I have noticed a little squeak sound coming from the front... don't know if its because of the poly a arm bushings..

freefallin98 · Oct 21, 2007

Wow..I would love to see some pics of thast man it sounds reeaaal clean! BUt yeah as far of the squeks go, I am pretty sure I have poly a arm bushings as well and I need to just let them go because bushings to squeek, brakes make noise, etc. Lol :thumb:

voidfinger · Oct 22, 2007

yea can't stand it though, i want my car to be perfect... one day when i don't drive it anymore it will be totally rebuilt, restored rather... But i will probably then put the factory rubber bushings back in, but the poly bushings are sooooo much cheaper than the factory stuff... On second thought if i would have saved my money from buying the poly bushings, springs and ball joints... i could have gotten tubular a arms and an coil over kit... since i already have the cc plates. Man hind sight is 20/20 for sure lol.

freefallin98 · Oct 22, 2007

Yeah dude, being a perfectionist seriously sucks lol. When I wash my car, I literally can take in upwards of 2 hours....its ridicluous man. I really want to do the same thing though. Full resto would be BA!