Thread: Oil Pan...To Weld or to Replace?
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Old 03-09-2009, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta View Post
This is the part that concerns me. Are these older stories or more recent? I can't imagine that Canton's QC is that bad, is it? They have to have mechanisms in place to pressure test every component that they manufacture.

A hot tanking, re-weld and fresh powder coat is far less than a new one.
All three were bought new in the last two years. I don't intend to bash Canton, just point out that there are problems with even new pans.

Anyone know how to pressure test an oil pan?
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