93 Splash in SC, V8-Swap version

[Curious Hound]

The side with the oil fill should be dirty while the opposite side should be rusted, often from the inside out... LOL

Nope. Insides of both look great. Outsides of both were rusty and paint flaking off.

 

[rubydist]

They only rust from the inside if they get run short trips so they don't get warmed up and moisture keeps getting trapped up in the valve covers.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It always confused me how bad Dodge/Ram oil pans rotted out.

How in the name of all that is Holy is the bottom of a Mopar engine coated with oil and grease on both sides rusting out?

My theory is like the body sheetmetal seemed to be it was already rusty before it was painted at the factory.