2004 Dodge Neon hole in the oil pan

JAYDIN FRIESEN

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2004 DODGE NEON
2.0L
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
261,500 MILES

I would just like a picture of what is above the oil pan. I'm not sure if there is anything wrong with the car but there is pieces of mettle in the oil pan and it doesn't look like they are from the oil pan its self. So I would like a picture to compare it with.

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WRENCHTECH

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If you have pieces of metal in your oil pan, your motor is junk. That metal is probably bearing material. I assume you have some loud noises if the motor still runs at all.

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Thursday, March 5th, 2015 AT 1:46 PM

JAYDIN FRIESEN

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It doesn't really have a loud sound to it, it just runs on three cylinders instead of all 4. I drove the car through water when it started to miss fire. So I thought there was just water in the cylinder then I found the hole in the oil pan.

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Thursday, March 5th, 2015 AT 2:11 PM

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OH, you did. You probably broke a connecting rod. That's what happens when you suck water into the cylinder. Water can't be compressed so something has to break.

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Thursday, March 5th, 2015 AT 3:07 PM

JAYDIN FRIESEN

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Ok well that sucks. Thank you for your help

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Friday, March 6th, 2015 AT 1:10 AM

WRENCHTECH

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I am in Florida where we see these flooding type storms occasionally and every time we see 3 or 4 blown motors due to trying to drive into deep water. The air intakes are mounted low on many cars and it happens in a split second.