Hey so i got some cracks in that oilpan of mine now. how hard is it to pull the oil pan? becase it looks like i would have to drop lower pars (krossmember and such), has anyone done it?

 

Its a PITA on a 1.8T, you have to lower the subframe while either using a support tool to hold the motor up or use a jack on the trans to get enough room to remove the pan.

 

i think i am just gonna drain the oil out nd clean p the surface of the pan with partswash and some scratch pards or somethign and just JB weld it http://jbweld.net/products/water.php talked to some peopl and they said that that stuff works great for oilpans.... would save me a lot of work time and money... and sh*t, i just need somethign to hold my oil... i dont' care if it looks good or not

 

Weld er

 

that was the initial plan, but it woudl be a pain to pull the pan, and i don't want to weld it on the car even with the oil drained

 

Especially when it comes time to change the oil pick up tube.

 

Well ya dont weld where the pan is bolted to the block. If it was a crack on the bottom it would work.
Might be a good idea to get an in cabin oil pressure gauge if youre going to be thrashing the car all the timewithout a beefy belly pan [8D]