We have 99 Grand Caravan. Recently we had to replace a rusted oil pan. Has anyone else had such a problem?
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19 years ago
oil pan replaced
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19 years ago
Common as dirt.
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19 years ago
Really? Is this a problem with Chryslers only?
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19 years ago
No, it is also common on Ford and GM. I have replaced the oil pan on my 1990 Aerostar 3.0, 1988 New Yorker
3.0, and 1996 Pontiac TransSport 3.8 I have also had to replace pans on Toyotas, Mazdas, and many others over the years. Seams to be a lot more of a problem in the last 10 years than it was 30 years ago - likely due to lighter metal.- Vote on answer
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19 years ago
What do you do, drive over curbs and scratch and bang them all up? I live in a place where road salt is heavily used PA/NY and have never had an oil pan rust badly.
Matt
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19 years ago
Nope - no physical damage. Just rust. Up here in Ontario, "heavy salt usage" in Pa and Ny is juat a light sprinkle of salt up here.
They generally l;eak at the spot welds where the baffles are installed.. But not always - sometimes right in the middle of a flat(usually upright) area.