By the way, it's unlikely that your oil pan is bad; it probably just needs
to be resealed.  Sometimes they do rust out, or get cracked if you hit
something in the road.  I believe the oil pan on the Intrepids are all
aluminum, though, so you're probably not looking at a rust issue.  Be aware
that a little seepage around the oil pan on an 8 year old car is normal, and
unless it's really coming out at a high rate, I wouldn't bother fixing it.

--Geoff

On Feb 8, 2008 10:48 AM, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Your friendly local automotive salvage yard will probably sell you a good
> used oil pan for about $25.  There is no need to buy new; they don't wear
> out.
>
> The oil pressure sending unit is approximately $35.  Check rockauto.comfor a 
> precise price, but I'd be surprised if it cost more than that.
>
> If you want to get dirty, changing these things is a pain in the ass, but
> technically neither one is complex.  You will need a normal set of metric
> sockets, a $20 pair of jackstands to support the front of the car, and a
> large socket for the oil pressure sending unit that you can get for about
> $10 at Sears.  (Use the new one as a gauge to determine what size you need
> in the store.)
>
> The oil pan is probably sealed with a sealant, rather than a cork/rubber
> gasket.  You'd have to check with a dealer to be sure to get the right
> stuff, but you're probably talking about a $5 tube of goo.
>
> Total investment?  Under a hundred bucks and probably a Saturday.
>
> That's what I would do.
>
> --Geoff
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2008 8:57 AM, Rajkumar Durairaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Recently I had my oil check lamp flickering at stop. I took it to
> > precision tune auto care. He said the oil pan and the oil pressure
> > sending unit is leaking and to fix it he gave me a quote of $400. When
> > I searched for replacement oil pan for 2000 Intrepid, nothing comes up
> > except for the oil pan gasket. Can someone let me know how much it
> > would cost to fix these.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Rajkumar
> >
> >
> >
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aka 'Drainplug Geoff'
cell (313) 506-7295
'92 Acclaim | '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee | '05 Town & Country


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