Yeah he makes a good point. I just bought a used oem oil pan from Z1 Motorsports and overnighted it. Will replace it when I get home from work and then call it a day.

 

What if it was a tool construction worker being lazy? What if he calls the construction site and he was the 3rd to complain that day and they just pay the man? What if they recorded that trash truck dumping the rocks out and calls them about it, then gets paid? Awkwardness is for pussies, don't be a *****, call and inquire.

I said I hoped he got pictures too, if not, he's likely screwed. He said he drove by a construction site and hit unavoidable stones; if the construction site wasn't pertinent to the story, why did he bring it up? Obviously if there was a rogue rock in the road in the middle of nowhere, you're out of luck.

I mention this because I had this exact same situation happen to my first car. There was a chunk of the curb out in the road while merging in from another lane. The city replaced the rim and tire and paid for the tow and alignment, no questions asked. I was only 17 and just had to call and let them know when and where and that was that.

Don't be a push over. At least call and inquire, with or without pictures. If you weren't the only one to complain, I guarantee you they will help you with the repairs. Especially now that you have pictures of the damage and a receipt for the new part. At least you can say "Hey, you caused xxx damage and it cost me xxx to repair it, where do I send the bill?"

Worth a shot.

 

lot of what if's in your lil scenario to assign blame on one single entity. you are the one implying he should assign blame, but he has little to nothing to go on to assign the blame in regards to the rock or stone in the roadway.
you gave your experience in regards to the curb being messed up and causing damage to your vehicle which is no way similar to the claim of damages the original poster has. there is no "legal dispute" about who owns the curb. curbs alongside public roadways do not belong to any private entity, it belongs to the city or county, and it is the city or county that must maintain proper curb height and maintenance according to their civil codes, there are no additional entity to point the blame at.
the dispute to his damages incurred is a result of unknowns, who owns the stones and who left the stones in the roadway? you would need to prove negligence. perhaps he can call the construction company to inquiry about restitution for repairs and perhaps they would be nice enough to pay. or the other scenario is they can have you contact their insurance company to file a claim which you again would need to prove it was the "construction company's" fault, because no insurance company is dum b enough to pay out a claim without proof of fault.

 

.....Anyways, let us know if that rattling / vibration stopped after the install. Hopefully, that's all it is and nothing more severe got smashed.

 

Lol you totally missed my point man. All of my impossible what-ifs were just a stab at your what-ifs you listed. Relax..

 

Is there a pickup tube that could have broken loose or worse does the crank spin low enough to have gotten whacked? Thats a major dent and theres got to be some kind of ripple effect through to the rest of the engine connected parts.

I feel your pain about unavoidable collisions. I plowed into a torso carcass of a deer that was left in the middle of the road last fall. So much traffic i didnt have time to react or anywhere to go when i saw it. What a thud it made, but fortunately there was no damage. Im still smelling rotten deer meat to this day though.

 

That rattling disappeared.

 

I removed the oil pan just now and replaced it. The pick up tune wasn't damaged. It barely missed it, thankfully.

 

Replaced the oil pan guys. Waiting on the permatex to dry and seal the connection. Then I will fill it up with oil and see how she runs.

 

Was there any shavings in the old oil pan and were you able to look up into the crankcase while you had the pan removed?

 

No shavings. Everything looked fine to me. If there were any shaving the oil had drained it out lol

 

good to hear you got your car repaired and that there was no damage to other engine components.

 

Everything seems to be running fine guys

 

Nice to hear, or not hear would be more accurate
Hopefully all will be good now.

 

first and foremost its good to see that the original poster got the repairs done on his car and there was no other internal engine damage after hitting his oil pan.