I ended up changing my oil pan to a steel one and picked up a gasket instead of using the sealant Not sure if didn’t tighten down the bolts enough or not because I seem to have a small leak still unless it’s leaking from somewhere else Did you have any issue after the instead with the gasket?
@@thompsonfamilygarage8307 I appreciate the reply! I’ll be sure to double check the screws since I didnt use a torque wrench and hopefully that fixes the issue if not guess there something else I gotta fix Have a good one!
gasket vs gasket sealant? Looks like the gasket was OEM, other channels I've seen they use the sealant, I've picked up a kit to do it but am hesitant due to the potential of not getting enough (or too much) sealant and having to re-do the process. Maybe I'll just pick up a gasket
The stock plastic oil pan has a rubber seal that will not work with the aftermarket steel oil pan. Thats why the gasket is needed. If you use a steel oil pan, pay attention to the bolt length, they will be to long. In the video, i showed how i remedied this. Thanks for watching
I just replaced my plastic pan with a steel pan and only used a sealant that came with the oil pan kit. It ended up having a leak and I was recommended to redo it with ultra black sealant but honestly i think I'm just going to use this gasket and see if that does it. Seems like you have to get the sealant just right or it'll have leaks and I'm not a pro.
Nice video! But I'm a bit confused on how the oil pan bolts could be too long (even if the flange was thinner). Don't they bolt into an open-ended bolt hole, with the (relatively) huge open volume of the oil pan behind the hole? Or are the bolt holes actually blind (dead-ended)?
Thanks for watching, and the comment. Yes, they are blind holes into the block so the bolts bottom out before they can be tight. The stock plastic oil pan has steel spacers molded in, needing longer bolts, so the plastic cant collapse when the bolts are tightened.
Nice video! Seems odd that the steel oil pan manufacturer wouldn’t supply the correct length bolts, or at least spacer washers. Otherwise their customers would all find out the hard way (in the middle of the job) that they’ll have to make an extra trip to the hardware store.
as a mech on new cars I can tell you most new cars have the same, some like nissian rouges the drain plug strips out after 1at oil change lol. Also alot of VW/audi drain plugs are plastic too.
cool oil filter👍wish they were all designed the same way. NO good pothole 😃
What is that peice when you take off your oil pan 7:05
I ended up changing my oil pan to a steel one and picked up a gasket instead of using the sealant
Not sure if didn’t tighten down the bolts enough or not because I seem to have a small leak still unless it’s leaking from somewhere else
Did you have any issue after the instead with the gasket?
No leaks using the gasket and the steel pan. Thanks for watching and the comment. Have a great day.
@@thompsonfamilygarage8307 I appreciate the reply! I’ll be sure to double check the screws since I didnt use a torque wrench and hopefully that fixes the issue if not guess there something else I gotta fix
Have a good one!
gasket vs gasket sealant? Looks like the gasket was OEM, other channels I've seen they use the sealant, I've picked up a kit to do it but am hesitant due to the potential of not getting enough (or too much) sealant and having to re-do the process. Maybe I'll just pick up a gasket
The stock plastic oil pan has a rubber seal that will not work with the aftermarket steel oil pan. Thats why the gasket is needed. If you use a steel oil pan, pay attention to the bolt length, they will be to long. In the video, i showed how i remedied this. Thanks for watching
I just replaced my plastic pan with a steel pan and only used a sealant that came with the oil pan kit. It ended up having a leak and I was recommended to redo it with ultra black sealant but honestly i think I'm just going to use this gasket and see if that does it. Seems like you have to get the sealant just right or it'll have leaks and I'm not a pro.
Just curious, original vw steel oil pan?
Nice video! But I'm a bit confused on how the oil pan bolts could be too long (even if the flange was thinner). Don't they bolt into an open-ended bolt hole, with the (relatively) huge open volume of the oil pan behind the hole? Or are the bolt holes actually blind (dead-ended)?
Thanks for watching, and the comment. Yes, they are blind holes into the block so the bolts bottom out before they can be tight. The stock plastic oil pan has steel spacers molded in, needing longer bolts, so the plastic cant collapse when the bolts are tightened.
Hi guys! Where did you get that oil pan and gasket?
Thanks for watching. Both the oil pan and the gasket were purchased on Amazon. Just be carefull with the bolt length like I mentioned.
Could you drop the link for that exact one?
Nice video! Seems odd that the steel oil pan manufacturer wouldn’t supply the correct length bolts, or at least spacer washers. Otherwise their customers would all find out the hard way (in the middle of the job) that they’ll have to make an extra trip to the hardware store.
Plastic oil pan.....what kind of engineering is this?
Plastic engineering. Its most likely cheaper. Thanks for watching
Plastic airplanes… plastic cars… 😅
as a mech on new cars I can tell you most new cars have the same, some like nissian rouges the drain plug strips out after 1at oil change lol. Also alot of VW/audi drain plugs are plastic too.
@@davekell36why? I mean, I understand why… but why the hell plastic 😢
@@pg41226 cheaper easier to make
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@@thompsonfamilygarage8307 okay
I was concerned 👍
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@@thompsonfamilygarage8307 Thanx, nice channel