A few days after my oil pump swap, i found out that im leaking oil put the car up on a lift and long behold, the oil pan gasket blew up on me However i do still got good oil pressure and i have to add oil every few days im thinking either the bolt was on to tight or to loose causeing the oil pressure to "burst" the gasket, The pan is leaking ONLY in that place, so now i got to drop the pan again what a pain in the rear

 

OKay, dn'tver tighten the gasket. Use a 1/4 inch drive set, and "make the loop" around the pan on the bolts. It'lltake a few "loops" to get it correct. Keep an eye on the gasket...once it starts to "squish" out from between the pan and block...STOP.

Reason to use a 1/4 inch set is to not apply too much torque on the bolts. This is one place that less is better.

 

Ill do that, I guess the german method(goodentight) ant the best method to use lol, once i get the some more free time, ill replace the gasket, until then, ill watch my pressure, and check my oil level daily

 

that sux, good luck.

did u follow torque pattern ?

 

no i didnt, I just have the haynes manual and all they give is the torque specs, so i just got them good-en-tight with a 3/4 drive ratchet. i have a toruqe wrench its just hasnt been calibrated in like 15 years

 

just weld the spot thats leaking. less hassle

 

Its the gaskit.. not the pan itself. .I dont want to weld the pan to the motor...

 

yes you do

 

just weld it, motors problay on its last legs anyway who cares

 

 

whens the next time your gonna pull the pan? to swap the motor, i seriously think welding it is the way to go, and at this, prolly the only way to cure the leak.

 

gonna pull the pan to reseal it in a week two to weeks, i got to replace some suspention parts as well.

 

suspension

 

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