steel oil pan

[fruitcakesa]

The 04 Golf oil pan is rusty. I looked around but can only find aluminum pans.
Did they come with either pan OEM?
I would prefer steel for protection.
Any comments?

[Pssst...passed you]

They make steel, aluminum, and hybrid pans.

Here is a 2.0 steel Pan: Oil Pan - Steel - VW Mk4 2.0 8v / 1.9 TDI motors

[tom5191]

You need an ECS hybrid pan. Aluminum sides with steel bottom.

2.0 8V: OEM / Performance Parts for Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Mini, Porsche & Volkswagen - ECS Tuning

1.8t: OEM / Performance Parts for Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Mini, Porsche & Volkswagen - ECS Tuning

1.9tdi: OEM / Performance Parts for Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Mini, Porsche & Volkswagen - ECS Tuning

VR6: Use a MK3 steel oil pan

[Shameless]

hybrid pans are fucking awesome.

[Miller7204]

Originally Posted by Shameless

hybrid pans are fucking awesome.

but ECS's rep isn't exactly flawless

[Shameless]

I'm running their pan from their kit. I was highly impressed the lengths they went to to save me money on the kit too. Like their little machined angled flange that rids the need to get a new turbo oil line, which is a 160-ish dollar part from vw. Braided steel. They could give you a smaller tube of silicone gasket though. I used like 10% of it.

My only beef with them is when i order something to realize one of the things i ordered wont ship for a month. Then trying to get everything to ship in two boxes at different times, invoice for extra shipping cost. It's just a pain to get it sorted out.
And even once it's sorted out it'll take another extra day or two for them to get around to shipping it.

[fruitcakesa]

How can I tell if my car has an oil level sensor in the pan?
There areoil pans available w & w/o a sensor hole.

[05GTI1.8T]

Originally Posted by Miller7204

but ECS's rep isn't exactly flawless

i second that

and if you look underneath the car look for a three bolt sensor on the bottom of the oil pan and if u have it then you need one with the sensor hole cut out.

[Shameless]

Should go by year.

you're an 04 you might have one. Call VW and ask, give them your vin number.