i had my car on a lift and noticed that the rear 4 bolts of the oil pan are not easily accessible. how much do you charge for an oil pan install?

- sam

i had my car on a lift and noticed that the rear 4 bolts of the oil pan are not easily accessible. how much do you charge for an oil pan install?

- sam

It will take 3hrs ($70 per hr.) or more depending on the what damage the oil pan has, because it will be harder to get the bolts out if it bottomed out and busted a bolt or two. We have seen some that took almost all day just to drill and tap 3 broken bolts.

Usually we can do it within 3 hrs. and that includes the prep work needed etc. R & R out with the old and in with the new.

hope that helps

Gino

there is nothing wrong with my current oil pan. i just want to put in the STI oil pan so that i can use my twin scroll headers.

when do you have an opening to help me with the install?

Oh god!

I have done this too many times on my car thinking that my pan was not sealed. Only after doing it 4 times in one I found out it wasn't the pan. DOH!!!

That's a tough job. The back bolts are pain in the ass.

Gino, here is a tip. You can rim out a hole in a crossmember that is almost under those bolts to be able to see better, use flashlight and stick a socket with mini-flex at the end. ;)

That's my russian tip of the day. ;)

Oh god!

I have done this too many times on my car thinking that my pan was not sealed. Only after doing it 4 times in one I found out it wasn't the pan. DOH!!!

That's a tough job. The back bolts are pain in the ass.

Gino, here is a tip. You can rim out a hole in a crossmember that is almost under those bolts to be able to see better, use flashlight and stick a socket with mini-flex at the end. ;)

That's my russian tip of the day. ;)

lol. I remember you even broke 2 bolts and that is so true, if only we can drill all the cross members lol... no worries we will do it correctly...

call the shop tomorrow. We have an openning this week and best to do it coz we book fast.

:)

gino

You don't need to drill it. There is a hole there already. It might be for Subaru special oil pan changing tool or something. It just needs to be about 2mm larger in diameter. ;)

You don't need to drill it. There is a hole there already. It might be for Subaru special oil pan changing tool or something. It just needs to be about 2mm larger in diameter. ;)

what I meant ;) enlarge, but I hate that word... Sounds perverted..lol..
:D