KraZeeZX Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Holey Moley! Well.. I was pouring in my new Royal Purple oil, got done and looked under the car... theres a puddle! OH NO! No I start checking all the fluids... brakes, clutch, power steering.. nope... So then I start looking and feeling around to see what's wet and where the drip is coming from. LOOK WHAT I FOUND! HOW ON EARTH CAN I FIX THIS!!!! It looks like someone tried to patch it up already, but it dissovled and now the hole is back. Granted it's the front of the oilpan.. but oil is oging to fly out when I do any braking. Are there any ways to fix this quickly and easily so I can not worry about it for now? I am going to get a new oilpan install during the week, but I want to drive to a small meet tonight! (it's only 1 mile away from my house) Any suggestions would be GREAT! Please help! I'm going to cry if I can't drive my Z!!! -Vann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 If you have to drive it, then take a small piece of metal to cover the hole and JB Weld it to the pan. DO NOT put JB Weld directly onto that hole! You don't want any of that stuff falling into your pan, that's why the small piece of metal. Honestly though, don't drive it untill you get a new pan. Should the JB Weld come loose for some reason while your driving, there is the possibility of the oil coming out and splattering on the ground... the ground which your REAR TIRES will be driving on. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I think that can be welded shut. You might be able to have it done on the car if you can clean the heck out of it at the welding shop. Try to avoid droping the pan. The oil pan on an LS1 is a structrual item and must be aligned when replaced. Also the 2 smaller bolts that hold it on in the back torque at a much lower level then the others do (easy to twist off). Get a service manual if you dont have one, it's a must when working on a LS1. I have a 99 LS1 manual here at the house so if you need some procedures let me know and I'll look them up for you. daleici@bellsouth.net Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper-Z Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 your best bet is to either buy a new pan or make a plate, cover it, and weld it up. i wouldn't recommend JB weld though, it could work, but that could also be the reason it opened up again. sucks about all that royal purple. steven m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraZeeZX Posted October 3, 2004 Author Share Posted October 3, 2004 HOORAY !!! I found a nice temporary fix (that means 2-day fix with only 1 mile of driving + however far it is to the shop I'm getting my new oilpan at). Ok.. so I scraped the rest of that epoxy junk of and found a perfect 1/2 inch hole... started looking around the garage for something to plug it.. and I found something! It's a little rubber boot that has a bevel on it which allowed it to go inside the hole and form a small seal around the edge. I added some light temporary epoxy so it'll hold for at least the 2 days it needs to and Presto! No more gaping hole and oozing oil! Don't worry though.. I wont be doing any hard driving until the new pan is on! Thanks for the suggestions guys.. let me tell you, If I had a welder in my garage.. I woulda taken care of it just how y'all said, but I don't so I had to improvise! Whew.. that was a close one! -Vann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Roman Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 i would hammer all that baxk into blace and close it up with a brazing rod. Ive fixed several oilpans this way, seems to work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyntti Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 That looks like a cast oil pan. Why not drill and tap that for a pipe plug or a drain plug with a gasket. You said it was a perfect 1/2" hole, was it drilled there? If so what was it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraZeeZX Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 That looks like a cast oil pan. Why not drill and tap that for a pipe plug or a drain plug with a gasket. You said it was a perfect 1/2" hole, was it drilled there? If so what was it for? So far that seems to be the best option... I got quoted $500 for a brand new oilpan! I think a gasket and plug is the best option. I found out it was drilled for an oil line to the supercharger that used to be on my car. I figured it would have been sealed up or taken car of when the SC was taken off my car.... but the guy did steal it, so I guess I expected too much. Oh well... THANKS for the suggestion though.. I'll look into having that done soon! -Vann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I was going to ask "How in the world did you get a hole in it? I see now. The tapping and oil plug sounds like a good idea to me but, I would make sure the plug does not extend out past the pan. Also I would use good Loctite that would prevent it from backing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 [quoteSo far that seems to be the best option... I got quoted $500 for a brand new oilpan! -Vann I bought a new LS1 oil pan from the local Chevy dealer using a friends wholesale account and it only cost $165. It came with new bolts and a new gasket too. Check around. I think someone misquoted you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraZeeZX Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 I bought a new LS1 oil pan from the local Chevy dealer using a friends wholesale account and it only cost $165. It came with new bolts and a new gasket too. Check around. I think someone misquoted you. Hmmmm.. I think you're right. Stupid shops... I knew $600 was just ridiculous, but I guess they wan't to make their profit one way or another. I did find out that the hole is threaded already and all I need to do is find a matching size bolt! Then I can get a gasket and some locktite and it should be taken car of until I can find that oilpan for a better price and when I have time to actually do all that work! lol, Thanks for the heads-up though, I appreciate it. -Vann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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