Oil leaks
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Beaumont, CA
C5 oil leak from pan
Does it really cost about $1,000 to replace the pan gasket? What is the problem? I have a "nuisance leak", and am about to drop the pan by removing a few bolts. What will I be getting into?
Team Owner
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
IIRC, you must drop the front suspension, then do the pan/gasket, then reinstall the suspension, then do a front end alignment. Not sure what a "fair' price would be, but it's a significant project.
We had a slight seep from ours at about 30k miles, dealer re-torqued the pan bolts and it's still good at 70k.
We had a slight seep from ours at about 30k miles, dealer re-torqued the pan bolts and it's still good at 70k.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
From: Beaumont, CA
Oil pan leak
IIRC, you must drop the front suspension, then do the pan/gasket, then reinstall the suspension, then do a front end alignment. Not sure what a "fair' price would be, but it's a significant project.
We had a slight seep from ours at about 30k miles, dealer re-torqued the pan bolts and it's still good at 70k.
We had a slight seep from ours at about 30k miles, dealer re-torqued the pan bolts and it's still good at 70k.
My car is about to go into winter hibernation; this will be a spring project.
