So I peeked into the shop on my way home from work and everything is going as per plan. They said that the OSV was leaking after all. A pipe/hose was split, allowing a large amount of oil to spill out. They said the valley pan gasket was kaput as expected. It'll be ready tomorrow afternoon and so far, the quote of 1300 dollars stands including the updated OSV (cold climate). I'm pretty happy all things considered.

Stay tuned......

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Chris

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