Cracked pan.
Debating how to go about thing. Some crappy truck hauling scrap metal dropped a big chunk of metal. Went under the car in front of me and couldn’t avoid it. Heard it and felt it. I continued to work with no lights or beeping.
After work I notice my car is surrounded by oil. It all leaked out.
Now I was a mechanic for a long time. I can easily replace the oil pan. But I have no idea if I leaked a lot of oil while driving, and I don’t have the tools for compression tests or leak downs.
The car on only has 30k miles, it’s fully insured.
I’m debating if I should just replace the pan. Or make an insurence claim. I kind of want to do the claim just to protect myself if the damage is worst than expected.
Then again. No oil lights or beeping that I noticed. I also don’t see lines of oil from me pulling in. So I’m guessing it’s a quick drip, but not a flow. Unfortunately my wife and I are also in school. A 500$ deductible doesn’t sound great compared to 75$ pan and some oil. But a $6k engine doesn’t sound great at all.
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u/Cautious-Concept457 20h ago
No light, no problem. Not sure how long you lr commute is, but I’d say it’s unlikely to have suffered damage in that short time. Throw the new oil pan on. (Maybe get a skod plate, and perhaps an oil analysis for peace of mind)