$357 for a new oil pan.
J-L called Honda and wanted me to call them (J-L). I called and got the
other manager. He was a bit more testy as he said he'd like to see the
vehicle because they can rethread rather than replace the entire oil
pan. I said I brought the car in when the oil light went on. He said
they often have folks come in to "top off" their oil. I said I didn't
come in to top-off my oil. I came in on an emergency basis because my
oil light was on and they found it 2.5 qts short and even looked at it
down below. He said his guys are supposed to tell him when they see a
problem like that so he can look at it (and perhaps fix it there). I
said you're welcome to look at it at Honda apout a 1/2 mile away. I
said surely you don't expect me to drive it there again with no oil in
it so you can look at it. I said I'm not responsible for the fact that
his guys failed to summon him as per his "training." I mentioned I'd
e-mailed corporate with the scenario. He then testily said OK just have
it done at Honda ('dickwad'). He didn't say 'dickwad'. But I'm sure
he'd thought it. I'm willing to believe that on any car after so many
oil changes, the threads might fail. I'm willling to split the repair.
This guy didn't make me want to be that understanding. We'll see. My
buddy at Honda said a retap might not last. Quien sabes?