I have a 1999 Ford Contour with the V-6 engine. Something leaped up from the road and struck this car’s surprisingly unprotected aluminum oil-pan causing it to develop a crack on the (relatively) flat surface on the bottom, causing much of the oil to drip out and intermittently bringing on the dread…

There are epoxy repair products that will satisfactorily cure this problem. Devcon, J-B weld are two. The trick to success is the preparation of the crack. ALL trace of oil must be removed and the area ground perfectly clean before the epoxy is applied. Because of liability problems, few pros will b…

Caddyman is right, the surface has to be very well prepaired and cleaned otherwise you will be left stranded. Suggestion, why don’t you call the parts department and ask how much the pan cost with the new dipstick. If reasonable, buy it and have an independent install it. Just might work out cheape…

The problem with replacing an oil pan is all the stuff you have to remove to get to it. Some you even have to raise the front of the engine up to replace it. That $350 charge…most of it labor. The other problem is that there aren’t too many aftermarket companies that make oil pans. Just no market i…

Assuming your engine is not trashed from lack of oil, of course an aluminum pan can be repaired and hot oil has nothing to do with it. A good welder can MIG or TIG weld it and it will be good forever. It’s better that the pan be removed for this procedure. Aluminum is routinely welded all the tim…

If you have access to the break, you can raise the front end, drain the oil and have it welded on the car. Degrease as best you can but I would not begin welding if oil was seeping from the crack. I had a aluminum motorcycle engine case repaired this way. The case was cracked in several places wh…

The guy is trying to avoid removing the pan…With the oil drained, the pan flushed out (with kerosene or solvent) and allowed to drain overnight, then jack up and support ONE SIDE of the car so it’s on an angle and there is NO seepage from the crack, then grind it clean, wash with acetone, and apply …

There should be a bunch of these oil pans used, junk yards and so forth. Find one and have it installed by an independent mechanic. Although welding and glueing are OK fixes for some things, my opinion is that this part of the car will be subjected to more rocks, cold, heat, pressure, and is prett…

I’d tend to agree with that. Welding/glueing can be an option when the substitute(pan) is not available. In the next time, I might take a safe distance longer than necessary from the vehicle in front if it were a 1999 Ford Contour.

Just checked the online inventory of the “U-Pull” yard I use . . . they have a bunch of oil pans . . . same year, cougar/contour/mystique . . . $50 and up, they list only 98 & 99. If you want the site send me an email. Rocketman BTW, I’m in Pennsylvania.

Cracked Aluminum Oilpan - Repair or Replace?

Maintenance/Repairs

keith September 11, 2007, 12:10am 6

If OK had not sail all this, I would have. I would only add that I strongly urge you NOT to epoxy it. If you were to epoxy it, then I would recommend that you remove the pan and epoxy it from the inside, not the outside. I would want the weight of the oil to press the epoxy patch onto place, not press it out of place.

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Cracked Aluminum Oilpan - Repair or Replace?

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