soo the adventure continues with my new TL-s, after I changed the air filter, I had a feeling no maintenance has been done on this car. I took it in for a oil change , needs tranny flush, but worst off the oil pan gasket was being held with a paste like mixture, they took it out and all the threads are gone.

Im gonna need an oil pan after they out in a temp fix.

Any ideas where I can get one?

 

What car do you have exactly?

Try http://www.oemacuraparts.com or https://www.acuraoemparts.com/ or https://www.ebay.com or local junkyards.

You could also put helicoil, might be cheaper:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...ho-did-891496/

Are all threads gone? Maybe longer drain plug would work

 

First don't have them flush the tranny. Acura/honda recommends a 3x3 drain and fill.
Second, I don't understand how an oil pan can be stripped? I think the gunk is hondabond, unless you are talking about a drain plug?

 

okay good to know. and its the actual pan itself, they said the hole in the pan was so big they couldnt even put a drain plug in. So they put like a temp plug looking thing that just holds it so it doesnt leak.

 

Ya its all the threads, and its a 2008 TLS

 

I just disassembled my old engine and havr an oil pan for sale if interested . Pm me.

2007 3.2l

 

appreciate it but its the 08 3.5L

 

Yeah the seal that seals your oil pan is called hondabond and It's really very good stuff. Second your oil pan bolts should be a 17 mm. As is the case with most Hondas, you posted something that concerns me. You said that they took it out. Did you take it to an Indy shop, or an oil change place, like a quick lube or jiffy. I'm assuming It is a very good possibility that some point someone changed the oil and stripped out the pan by over tightening the shit out of the bolt. The biggest problem is is that these monkey mechanics over tighten everything. You have to understand these oil change places have young kids working on your car. It only takes snug up. you don't even need to go to 29 foot pounds, there's no pressure being built in an oil pan. So as long as the crush washer is in place it shouldn't leak. You can buy a new oil pan for about 130 box it'll come with the 17 mm washer. Then finding a mechanic to drop your exhaust unbolt pan and put on the new 1, well that's a different story. I figure shouldn't cost any more than about 350 large in the labor and parts. I could be talking out of my ass too. As I don't Know what book time actually calls for. I guess my point is, don't let the little things get you down, you have a nice car. replaced all the stuff little by little and you'll be happy.

 

As others have said. Never ever do a trans flush. Only do drain and fill. Put back in what you got out. Check your trans level and fill if necessary. I use and I'm sure most will say Honda trans fluid dw1. Do a 3x3. Drain/fill. Don't ever let anybody use a machine to flush the system. Honda recommends against this. These cars have an updated trans, but they are fussy and I still think they are glass. 1st and 2nd gen transmissions were a bit weaker. With this said, they produced less 07 and 08 tl's than they did in the earlier model years. Trans failure were high in early models. Not as high as some think due to production #ers. I still believe that the tl is a great car. It is not cheap to up keep them as they age, but still cheaper than some other cars out there. My BMW was no walk in the park when she was daily driven. Look at us as we age. More in health care and up keep. Wow, just put people in with cars. Lmfao.

 

FWIW: If the cost to replace the engine oil pan is a problem at this time, there is another option you may want to consider. You could have your mechanic seal, or weld the oil pan drain plug to the oil pan which would permanently seal the drain plug. Than, using an oil extractor, the engine oil could be changed via the dip stick tube. Not the ideal solution for a purist, but it would work and save a lot of money.

 

Have you considered a timesert instead of helicoil? there are drain plug repair kit from timesert which are used to repair drain plugs.

 

Thanks everyone! I ended up buying a new oil pan from the dealer. Total price in CAD is around 560.. but its okay I'd rather get this done and out of the way. I'll do the 3x3 next..!

 

276CAD for the oil pan and 294CAD for installation.

 

have a mechanic weld in a fumoto valve and call it a day

 

Good luck. Hope you got a good deal because sounds like the car was beat to hell

 

I did thankfully! about 3-5 grand off market price