Aluminum Oil Pans on later VWs?

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

I just looked at the aluminum pan, and I can't see how it would be a bolt-up...  The lump around where the oil pump is is not on the aluminum ones, so I am 90% positive this will not work.

And to echo what Kirsten said, they do indeed suffer from being broken all-too-often, and that is with cars that tend to be stock ride-heigth...

David
> 
> From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
> Date: 2005/08/18 Thu AM 06:35:57 EDT
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: Aluminum Oil Pans on later VWs?
> 
> 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>___________________________________
> 
> 
> 
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