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Oil pan replacement
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Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 9:21 PM
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Re: Oil pan replacement [jammice]
by gagrice
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Aug 16, 2007 (2:09 pm)
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Replying to: jammice (Aug 16, 2007 1:24 pm)
Aluminum is very soft. I would see if someone would do the oil change by extracting the oil via the dip stick tube. Get a second opinion from a different dealer. That is a very limited edition. Maybe they make a steel pan for it.
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Re: Oil pan replacement [gagrice]
by Ogre_GEV
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Nov 27, 2008 (9:11 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 16, 2007 2:09 pm)
FYI, the pan is Magnesium and is extremely expensive to replace. If the threads are stripped, have a helicoil inserted to fix it.
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Re: Oil pan replacement [Ogre_GEV]
by rushd
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Dec 05, 2009 (9:21 pm)
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Replying to: Ogre_GEV (Nov 27, 2008 9:11 pm)
I have 2000 Insight, and have taken it to the same Dealer for the past 3 years that I have had the car. Last time I had the oil changed they told me that next time I'd have to replace the oil pan since the threads weren't holding. I asked to see the service manager and explained that this was the only place that had changed the oil in 3 years, that the specs to tighten the nut were made so that the threads would not be stripped, that if the techs were following the specs then everything should be fine and as an added safety measure Honda specifies a crush washer. He went out and talked with the tech who had done the work, came back in and said that the next time I changed my oil, they would change out the oil pan at their expense....
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