What does an oil pan do and do I need one?

i was told by my mechanic that it appears that i need to get my oil pan replaced on my civic. What exactly does an oil pan do? Is this a repair I can prolong?What does an oil pan do and do I need one?
the oil pain just holds your engine oil the only time you will ever need to replace it is if you bottomed out your car going over a pot hole or you hit a bump really hard. if your car was leaking oil from the oil pain it self and not the gasket than you would have to replace the pain. If you can look under to car and look at the bottom of the engine that's were the oil pain is on your car it maid of aluminum so you will know right away if it has a crack in it. also your car would be leaking oil all over the place.


Bandit 6 does not know what he is talking about a crank case is not another name for an oil pain a crank case is what all of your engines components mount to. like the pistons connecting rods, crank shaft oil pump your head gets bolted to the block as do all the accessory's.What does an oil pan do and do I need one?
Yes it holds oil, it is not cheap, and is not a ';plug and play'; item!! It is not the pan that costs so much,- but the labor putting it on! my question is what is wrong with pan?? if it is not so banged up that the crank is hitting it, - or has gash so oil leaks, -- or the oil plug seating area so bent up that it can not seal it so it doesn't leak, then you are going to have to replace it -- before you end up somewhere without oil and ruin engine!





If the oil plug is ';stripped out';, there are a number of ';oversize'; and other types of oil plug replacements that you can get so it holds oil at plug!
crawl under the car, look at the engine not the transmission, see the big pan not the small 1 or the only metal bucket down there.thats it. he probably meant new seals and gasket and you probably do need it.see any black drips where you park?ever see all the cars parked in front of a shop? does the business need more turnover?he wants your business. i do to, but i dont wanna do a pan gasket for you and he dont neither.
the real question is why does he say you need to replace it ? Do you hit something and put a hole in it or bend it up to where there is a clearance problem with the internal parts of the engine ? If you answer yes to either part , then you will need to replace the pan .
The oil pan holds the oil for you motor. And yes you need one. The pan should only need replaced if you have a very big dent in it or a hole in it. You may need the gasket replaced if it is leaking. Take it to another shop and get a second opinion before you have the pan replaced.
yes you need 1. that,s where the oil goes to. another word for it is crank case. sometimes you can repair them if they are,nt too bad.