I have 2000 GC and they salt the roads up here like crazy. My pan still
looks new after a quick wipe with varsol after I change the oil.
I can not imagine a pan rusting through unless it was soaking in acid. Are
the pans not galvanized anyway, I don't think I have ever seen a rusty pan,
and I've done a lot of back yard mechanics in my time.
"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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> > "Plasticman" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> >
> >>I had a critical failure in my 2000 GC last week. The oil pan seems to
> >
> > have
> >
> >>rusted through, and drained out all the oil. The big issue is that I
was
> >>going 85 km/h when it happened. This thing is 58 months old, and was in
> >
> > for
> >
> >>a service and oil change to the dealer 2 months ago.
> >>
> >>best bet it seems is a remanufactured engine. Is this a common problem?
> >
> >
> > I don't know how common it is in all areas but people have posted about
it
> > before in this forum.
> >
> > I've never heard of such a thing out here where I live from anyone.
But, we
> > don't salt the roads either.
>
> I'm amazed at these incidents myself. I live in an area where a fair
> bit of road salt is used (PA and commute to NY) and my 1996 GV oil pan
> is in fine shape. It is hard for me to imagine what could cause rust
> through in 4 years. Was this fan driven in a coastal area where salt
> spray is prevalent? Do you live in Canada or somewhere that uses even
> more road salt than NY? Did you ever drive over a curb or other
> obstacle that scratched through the paint on the oil pan?
>
>
> Matt
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