my mechanic told me that i have a leaky gasket in the oil pan. he told me that the gasket is around 15 bucks, but it will take upto 4 hours of labor to replace it.

is he right?

if i do it myself, how long will it take me? and what kind of equipment do i need? i have replaced my vacuum hoses before and taken the upper-intake manifold off many times, so i feel comfortable doing it myself.

 

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$400 seems right, well depends on their labor rate. I think the book time is around 4-5hrs. If you want to do it yourself you need to take off the engine mounts before you can take off the oil pan. Its a lot easier on a rack than on the floor. The pan is held in with 10mm bolts, lots of them. On a few of the bots near the front you might have troubles getting to them. A universial 10mm 1/4 socket would help, i'm not talking about putting a universial joint on the 10mm, this ones has its own universial joint.

 

I had my oil pan gasket changed(costed me $450) and it still leaks a bit... its not a big deal... as long as there isn't a lot of oil leaking I wouldn't worry about it.

 

I have a oil leak that seems to be coming from the oil pan, but I'm not sure. if it sits it leavs a little oil on the ground underneath. Is it my oil pan or something else?

 

thanks guys

 

hmmm... dammit I have a leak, I get about 2-3 drops a day, I'm pretty sure its just a leaky gasket. Hope its not anything bad....

 

When you have it done. Normally the car needs to sit without oil for up to 24 hours to let the sealant seals properly.
I think its a good idea to let the mechanic have the car over night after he seals it, and not put oil in, and even run it at all.

My $0.02

Reza
Reza