Yea luckily there was no fight becuase it failed under his ESP. However, they saw the RTV issues once it was torn down. If he didnt have ESP that was going to cover it, it may have been a fight with the dealer because this was probably a year or more after the oil pan was done. It just took the right conditions to make it happen on an off road run.Also, I have had the oil pan replaced twice in the history of the vehicle so that very may well be an underlying cause for an issue as well, after you mentioned it.