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unbelievableny · 01-23-2011

Driving my 1996 Altima GXE yesterday with all the snow melting makes for some difficult driving here in the Northeast
Anyway driving through what i though was some soft snow was a big pothole just about a couple of minutes from my house!
The car took a bad dip and made a horrible scraping sound
i continued driving and less than 2 minutes later the yellow engine service light comes on ,
Ten seconds later it startr blinking fast and right after that the red oil light comes on as i pull up in front of my house
I notice oil pissing out of the front of my oil pan with a long trail behind me
I turn off the car check the oil dipostick level and its non existant

Theres a small gash in the oil pan and it wont hold oil

Can i epoxy this?
If so what type should i use
If not is it complicated to change the entire oil pan myself?

**mikejamesbyma** · 01-23-2011

Get yourself a new oil pan. It will save you a lot of headache. While it is not difficult to change the oil pan yourself, it can be tricky making sure that it does not leak. A lot of mechanic's will use the proper oil pan gasket as well as RTV to make sure there is no leak anywhere.

nissan11 · 01-27-2011

well, i know an oil pan through nissan is about $100 and an aftermarket one on ebay is the same. but if your looking for a GREAT sealant i would have to say nissan's gray stuff thats comes in a short fat tube with Nissan down the side of it. that is the best stuff i have ever used besides honda bond! itll probably run you about 10 bucks and can do five oil pans. not like you should need that much though.

unbelievableny · 01-28-2011

With all this snow were getting here in New York i havent been able to get this thing fixed
But im not asking about a sealant i meant soemthing to fill in the hole so it doesnt leak without taking off the oil pan
I know a complete oil pan is the best thing to do
But i looked at it underneath and it looks lik e its a big job
Theres so much stuff in the way
I thinkl i would have to raise the enigne assembly to with a lift
Thats why im looking for an epoxy to fill the hole
Im going to Autozone to see if theres anything there
Walking to autozone that is!

**mikejamesbyma** · 01-28-2011

You should be able to get a two part epoxy from auto zone that will fill the void. This should only be used as a temporary fix to drive your car to a mechanic. Imagine how screwed you'll be when the epoxy fails in the middle of nowhere on sub zero night.

nissanbear71 · 11-10-2011

I agree with mikejamesbyma, I'd just buy a new pan. It's not worth the risk to drive on a patch.