SRTTOM
Enthusiast
After the dealer replace the oil pan gasket to fix a minor leak, one of the oil pan bolts came out (wasn't torqued properly) at the back of the oil pan. This was several months after the oil pan fix. At about 35 mph I heard a sudden loud metal to metal noise and thought it was a bearing failure. Stopped and opened the hood and the noise was coming from the back of the motor not the alternator or water pump like I was thinking. The metal to metal noise was still going on so I got back in and stepped on the clutch and the noise stopped. No more noise. Last week I had the oil changed and the first thing we saw after we got it on the lift was a bolt hanging down at the clutch/flywheel inspection cover, and one bolt was missing from the oil pan directly above. The bolt was bent and chewed up. After removing the sheet metal inspection cover, the clutch and flywheel have superficial damage from the bolt. Do you think the clutch and flywheel need to be replaced?? I would describe the visible damage as heavy scratches to light gouges at the OD of the clutch and flywheel. I really hate to let the dealer do the major surgery to replace the damage, so need some advise. I don't want to "blow" the clutch but I don't want to replace the parts unless you guys think it is the thing to do.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.