my oil pan had some rust holes in it , it looks like its from stone chips or somthing. i was trying to find a source for a new oil pan, all the jy's around here are all worse than my one, i sanded it down to bare metal, its still very structurally sound. just small pin holes. im going to put jb weld on it and repaint it. hope it works.has any one ever tried jb weld on an oil pan. maby from a rock sliceing it or something ??

JB Weld on an oil pan is a very, very bad idea. do not do it. don't listen to those that say "JB Weld is great" or even "i did it before". listen to people that have significant mechanical experience, i think they'll say something close to what i did. i'd rather use self tapping metal screws and an o-ring or gasket around the head before i'd use JB weld...but both are bad ideas.

 

pull it, weld it and resinstall it. i would personally weld it while it's on the car....very dangerous. that would require being very careful...oil, gas and such and flushing the innards first. all in all a very bad idea.

 

post in the parts wanted forum and mention what you have - EA81 or EA82, someone will have one.

here's a bunch from $25-$30:

 

1-800-214-2472 west olive, MI

1-800-833-4645 delton, MI

1-800-833-6177 roseville, MI

1-866-946-5016 traverse city

I've done fiberglass on an oil pan.

 

Sanding is not enough, you need it rougher, like from a disk grinder. Thoroughly clean, lacquer thinner, acetone, is the key. The repair will fail, you are using (bonding) materials that have different rates of expansion (heat), and contraction (cool), a year is not an unreasonable time frame for failure (if roughed up and cleaned properly).

Weld it and paint it - shouldn't be hard.

 

GD

I have JB welded gas tank leaks and that worked, but I wouldn't do it on an oil pan. If the gas tank leak fails, you're only out the cost of the gas rather than the cost of a new engine.

Replace it or weld it.

Andy

i would personally weld it while it's on the car....very dangerous.

 

I hope that is a typo and you mean wouldn't.

 

Welding an oil pan with it still attatched to the motor would be a very stupid mistake. Like in, the last mistake you would ever make.

 

Oil pans cant be that hard to obtain. Too bad you didnt post this a month ago. I just threw 2 perfectly good pans away.

 

-Brian

I hope that is a typo and you mean wouldn't.

no i meant what i typed. the idea has been flamed before. it can be done, but if you have to ask how or i have to offer the guy tips then he shouldn't be trying it. i offered plenty of warnings "very dangerous", sholudn't do it...etc, for the reasons you're suggesting.

Then why even suggest it?

my oil pan had some rust holes in it , it looks like its from stone chips or somthing. i was trying to find a source for a new oil pan, all the jy's around here are all worse than my one, i sanded it down to bare metal, its still very structurally sound. just small pin holes. im going to put jb weld on it and repaint it. hope it works.has any one ever tried jb weld on an oil pan. maby from a rock sliceing it or something ??

 

What I did recently, for a temporary fix so the car is still usable. I have another oil pan on hand for a proper fix at my convience.

 

Leak was on the front verticle section of the pan EA-82. Took the mini grinder with wire wheel and cleaned it to bare metal. Drained the oil, let it sit over-night.

 

I bought a Permatex two part epoxy stick at WallMart. I think the JB is too thin for this kind of repair, mabie not tho.

 

Take a chunk of the Epoxy, kneed it, and apply it to the area. Make sure to push some into the holes so it forms a lock when it cures. After it cured i spray primered and painted. Fill with oil and drive. At least your car will be drivable.

 

Doug

 

Shrugs. Rust belt people do this kind of stuff.

Then why even suggest it?

because it is possible and is the easiest and best solution. it's a disclaimer of sorts, there are some but i can't assume people i don't know have the abilities to do this safely. maybe he knows some really good welders? farmers do stuff like this all the time, they're welding fiends, they fix what they have to whenever and wherever. the ones i know have all sorts of portable welders for their equipment.