I'm working on an '89 Vette.
I was able to "rip" the timing chain cover off by loosening the first pair of oil pan bolts.
Now I have to put it back on.

Question- Is it possible to cut away the "U" part of the seal, fill the channel of the cover with RTV and not have a leak?
This is all so I won't have to drop the oil pan.
What do you think?

 

Leave the u-channel gasket. Use a thin coating of RTV when reassembling.

 

You're saying to drop the pan, then?

 

 

you dont have to drop it all the way...take out all the bolts but the last 2 at the back of the motor...loosen them were the front of the pan will hang...

 

you dont even have to loosen it that far if you take a pair of tin snips and trim the lip edges of the timing cover on each end where it hangs out ....just enough that all you have to do is loosen the bolts on the pan a little bit and then pry the pan down a little and slide the timing cover in .....

 

i dont get it, corvette, theres no cross member in the way, pan drops right off..get a 1 piece rubber pan gasket

 

what?????

 

hes working on a vette right? the question is about sealing the front of the timing cover. Theres no crossmember under the oil pan on the vette the entire pan comes off easily so why fight with rtv or the front lip seal, replace the entire thing.

Unless im mistaken i havent owned a c4 for about 3 years but i could of sworn there was no obstructions for the pan.

 

sounds kinda like a ghetto rig to me . just pull it off and throw a rubber pan gasket in it.saves time later.

 

If there is no cross member then its far easier to drop the pan. The whole point of all the snipping, bending, and cutting of the TC cover with the newer motors is that its hard to drop the pan with the cross member in the way.

 

yeah this is true

another question why is this open on here still

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is this a thirdgen ????

i guess it is a thirdgen vette