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Old 09-19-2008, 01:53 PM
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anybody have a round estimate on how much should this cost me?
Old 09-19-2008, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by The1andOnly
At least I haven't put a hole into my y-pipe like Geoff did (knock on wood) LOL.
Old 09-19-2008, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tfmbigdog99
anybody have a round estimate on how much should this cost me?
Tough to say... But my guess would be at least $500 for a new oil pan... i would either try to install it myself or take it to the shop down the street... Shop labor should be around $100-$200 depending on what they charge per hour in your area... Infiniti Service dept. Labor = Mucho dinero....
Old 09-19-2008, 02:09 PM
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yeah, sounds about right...

extremely depressed man...car was really coming together nice...planned to do headlights, grill, ironman this weekend...i guess thats just the roll of the dice..and now i get to enjoy 8-10mpg as my daily driver...the jeep.
Old 09-19-2008, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gmlee86
It's cool Geoff. Just make another hole on the other side and those can be your "exhaust cut-outs" for track. Haha.
Old 09-19-2008, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tfmbigdog99
yeah, sounds about right...

extremely depressed man...car was really coming together nice...planned to do headlights, grill, ironman this weekend...i guess thats just the roll of the dice..and now i get to enjoy 8-10mpg as my daily driver...the jeep.
Yea I could imagine how depressed that would be... Sheit happens brah... Just gotta keep your eyes open on shee-tee roads.... They're everywhere out here in So Cal too...
Old 09-19-2008, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by gamedog
Check your oil pan... Might've cracked it at the drain plug or something.. Check the plug too... Might be the oil pressure that's making it leak only when turned on... Pretty fuggin crappy nonetheless... Let us know man...
Exactly what I was thinking.

To the OP... Put the G up on some ramps and get down and take a look and see what you see. If it is your oil pan, you may not see the crack, however, when this gets hot you likely would.

If damage to oil pan or underbody isn't visible, the dealer MAY take care of this.
Old 09-19-2008, 04:06 PM
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Would it be too much to swap your springs back out to stock just to get it fixed under warranty? either way they could blame it as wear and tear and not manufacturer defect so I dunno....
Old 09-19-2008, 04:07 PM
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I cant see an oil pan being more than 300 bucks.
Old 09-19-2008, 10:30 PM
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Good news guys. I didnt crack anything. I was rubbing on my y-pipes and it must've been AC fluid leaking last night. It did evaporate too fast to be oil but I was just bugging out, 3 in the morning and didnt get a chance to look today. ALL IS WELL!!!!!
Old 09-19-2008, 10:52 PM
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no offence to anyone riding low (which is like 99% of you on here haha) but just throw your stock springs back on coz one day you'll be driving around n for some reason theres a detour which will take you to some temporary road with bumps that'll scrape the shiat out of your car.. i felt like my heart was being scraped when i went over that hump at like 0.0001 mph will never forget that moment especially when u have 10 cars behind you slamming their horns like theyre drums! funnier thing is i was running on stock springs!!
Old 09-20-2008, 12:02 AM
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As much as we all scrape and the high possibility of bottoming out at every corner, we all just can't stand the G's stock 4x4 ride height. Body roll FTL.
Old 09-20-2008, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by The1andOnly
As much as we all scrape and the high possibility of bottoming out at every corner, we all just can't stand the G's stock 4x4 ride height. Body roll FTL.
what body roll? I got none
Old 09-20-2008, 12:22 AM
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Don't got none here either. I was talking about stock height.
Old 09-20-2008, 12:22 AM
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BODY ROLL?????? ur kidding right? 4x4 ride height??!! what u on man lol


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