A few weeks ago I posted in a thread about Dave's yea-big rock. A couple of us joked about having hit the same yea-big rock. Got me thinking about my oil pan dent. I'd had driven with it dented for about 7,000 miles and I needed to change the oil.

I had ordered a new pan a few months ago. I was planning on welding a skid plate to the bottom of it, but never seem to have the free time to do it right. So I crawled under the Sportie (before lift so it was a tight fit) to drop the pan. I removed the fasteners and the pan wouldnt drop. I worked on it, even pryed on it and still wouldn't budge! um... uh-oh <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

I had aready made an apointment with my local mechanic to change all the gear oils to synth. So I took the KIA in with my new unwelded oilpan and asked if he could to it.

He told me a couple of days later that they couldn't get it off. even dropped the front differential. Finally they had to cut out the bottom and remove the rest of the pan. Then they had to cut off the pick-up tube as it had become permanently part of the oilpan's sump baffeling.

This happened a few weeks ago. I thought I'd give all those guys out there with that yea-big dent the heads up.

Looking forward to experiencing it. Sounds like fun. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> Hopefully I'll have skid plates under mine before that happens... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

curious, HOW, exactly, did the baffling and pick-up tube become one?

I didn't see it. I did see the replacement oilpan before going in and the only thing I can figure is that the sump baffling (corrigated and has holes) got hooked to the strainer.

Maybe it never was damaged... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thats something I definatly would have been looking at after they had gotten it out and told me that.

Well. I couldnt get it off. and even though he's my mechanic he's also a family friend. we go skiing sometimes. And in the past he has saved me a few bucks just by calling me to pick up a part or two for him. So I have no reason to doubt his story.

I'm just pullin' yer leg. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />

sorry! I was feeling ganged up on... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

No need to explain yourself. I just have a problem, I dont trust anyone. The second you let someone get your back then you end up getting shot in it. Or something like that.