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  1. #1 Oil pan smash 
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    My wife decided to take my car down a dirt road the other day. ( don't want to talk about that. Not happy) she bottomed the car out or something and dented the oil pan real good and the tranny pan a little. The tranny isn't leaking but the oil pan is. What are the chances that I could tighten up the bolts to slow the leak? It's wet on the pan but is not leaking fast enough to actually drop on the ground. I really don't want to change the pan myself and it won't be untill next summer when I have enough money to pay someone to do it for me.
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    That's a tough one. The pan is going to need to be replaced. It's a pain to do but it's manageable

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    It's always worth a try to tighten the pan, but it probably will not slow the leak down. GM came out with a bulletin years ago about oil leaks from the pan. They now recommend a bead of silicone on each side of the gasket to prevent it from leaking.
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    is there anything that I can put around the joint as a temporary sealant for the the winter? I just wonder if it will get worse as it gets colder.
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    Likely your pan was seeping before she did the hit. Heck..your subframe is right there guarding the pan. If it's seeping.. I say leave it.
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