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Element · 10-13-2008, 11:05 AM

My '06 Sedan EX MT with 22k has been leaking just a little bit of oil for awhile now. Only about a cup between oil changes. Not enough to leave a puddle on the garage floor but enough to make me take notice during an oil change. At first I thought it was from sloppy oil changes so for the last two I was extra cautious not to get oil on anything and I wiped everything down after. I watched it and after a few weeks more oil started to appear. It wasn't dropping much on the dipstick, maybe 1/8" every 3 months, so I wasn't in too much of a hurry diagnosing this.
After doing some searches here I found the TSB 06-020. Oil leaks from sealing bolts and power steering pump elbow, but my car doesn't fall within the VIN ranges listed. Even so, I thought it could still be that so I brought it to the dealer. They took it for a day and diagnosed it as a porous oil pan.
Anyone ever have this happen? To me it seems like they're just trying to get out of the 7 hour job listed in the TSB. Can I ask to see the old pan when they're done? I've only got 9 months until the warranty is up so I'm certainly going to watch for leaks after they change the pan out.

10-13-2008, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Element Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 19 Jeff	Porous Oil Pan My '06 Sedan EX MT with 22k has been leaking just a little bit of oil for awhile now. Only about a cup between oil changes. Not enough to leave a puddle on the garage floor but enough to make me take notice during an oil change. At first I thought it was from sloppy oil changes so for the last two I was extra cautious not to get oil on anything and I wiped everything down after. I watched it and after a few weeks more oil started to appear. It wasn't dropping much on the dipstick, maybe 1/8" every 3 months, so I wasn't in too much of a hurry diagnosing this. After doing some searches here I found the TSB 06-020. Oil leaks from sealing bolts and power steering pump elbow, but my car doesn't fall within the VIN ranges listed. Even so, I thought it could still be that so I brought it to the dealer. They took it for a day and diagnosed it as a porous oil pan. Anyone ever have this happen? To me it seems like they're just trying to get out of the 7 hour job listed in the TSB. Can I ask to see the old pan when they're done? I've only got 9 months until the warranty is up so I'm certainly going to watch for leaks after they change the pan out.
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