Aluminum Oil Pans on later VWs?

[rfkellner at snet.net (Rick Kellner)]

Kristen and Brian, thanks for the reply.  I believe I will stick with
the nearly bullet proof stamped steel pan.  I was looking for a possible
upgrade however; this one sounds like a step back if reliability is an
issue.
Rick.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirsten Jensen [mailto:kirsten@funksoulkitty.org] 
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:36 AM
To: haygood@myway.com
Cc: rfkellner@snet.net; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Aluminum Oil Pans on later VWs?

The stock oil pan on the later VWs WAS aluminum, and the only option  
you had in terms of material as far as I know.  At some point just  
recently though, VW made a new oil pan that is half aluminum/half  
steel.  The steel portion covers the bottom and up along the sides to  
about halfway up the pan.  VW recommended that people replace their  
stock oil pan with the new one when doing a repair and also released a  
TSB for all dealers.

You can have a look at the pics of it on ECS Tuning's website:

http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/pagebuild_v2.cgi? 
make=Volkswagen&engine=1.8T&model=Jetta%20IV&submodel=&category=Engine&s

ubcategory=Mechanical


Kirsten
'79 Scirocco 20VT - Shocky Jr.  (almost naked....but not quite there  
yet.....)
http://www.funksoulkitty.org




On Aug 17, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Brian Haygood wrote:

>
> My only experience in this area is with VR6's.  My '00 GTI (Now Tonee

> Northam's GTI) had an Aluminum pan that cracked the first time my wife

> tapped something with it.  Had to replace it and it didn't make me  
> happy.  My brother broke his as well.  If they have an Aluminum pan  
> for your engine, I suggest you avoid it as they seem to be quite  
> brittle.
>
>
>  --- On Wed 08/17, Rick Kellner < rfkellner@snet.net > wrote:
>
> From: Rick Kellner [mailto: rfkellner@snet.net]
>
> To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:04:33 -0400
>
> Subject: Aluminum Oil Pans on later VWs?
>
>
>
> I was reading that the 'newer' VWs come with cast aluminum oil pans  
> and<br>that they are a bolt on replacement for the stamped steel oil  
> pans on<br>our cars.  Not much more details in the way of details in  
> the text than<br>that.  Is anyone aware of what years and models the  
> aluminum oil pans<br>started showing up on?  I had also read that the

> pans have a nice baffle<br>built in, again any experience with this?

> The newest VW I have is a 91<br>DD Jetta and I know it still has the  
> stamped steel pan.<br>Thanks,  
> Rick.<br>___________________________________