# Fixing a damaged oil pan

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113 "2007-04-23T08:16:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113/21 "2007-04-23T11:18:40Z")

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I’ve NEVER felt comfortable with those valves and I recommened against them to everyone. The pan is one of the lower parts of your car (obviously) then you add an extension piece of pipe off that with a valve to drain your oil, definitely seems like a weak point to me for a rock to come up and take out. I’ve personally had pans dented from rocks before, and I can DEFINITELY see a rock taking one of those off right at the weak point right in front of the pan.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113/22 "2007-04-23T11:27:17Z")

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JB Weld works really well and I think for this purpose it’s perfect.

I used it when I couldn’t get the drain plug out the rear end in my Mustang. I put a hole in the differential cover and JB Welded a nut with a set screw in it and now that is my drain plug. I did a little testing on the JB Weld to see if it was going to hold and it was very strong.

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**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113/23 "2007-04-23T12:21:15Z")

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[quote=“MPD47,post:21,topic:28113"”]

I’ve NEVER felt comfortable with those valves and I recommened against them to everyone. The pan is one of the lower parts of your car (obviously) then you add an extension piece of pipe off that with a valve to drain your oil, definitely seems like a weak point to me for a rock to come up and take out. I’ve personally had pans dented from rocks before, and I can DEFINITELY see a rock taking one of those off right at the weak point right in front of the pan.

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I dunno they are pretty well made, I agree definately safer to run a regular ol drain plug. The audi has a belly pan anyway which I have just left off lately if I was worried about it.

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