okay so i got a new oil pan and gasket and this time even put a dab of silicon in the corners and now im leaking again from that spot in the front lip of the gasket inthe dead center... but i saw an oil build up befor i had even put oil in the car?????? like after the bolts for the pan were torqued their was oil in the front lip.. could it be the timing cover chain seeing as in its only a one drop kinda leak? or main seal?

 

See if you can follow the oil trail. It could be your timing cover or still your oil pan gasket. I use silicone on both sides of the gasket in the front and rear corners of the pan.

 

yes it can very well be the balancer seal

very common issue on SBC engines

wears a deep groove into the balancer snout and leaks there

they have a sleeve repair kit for this very inexpensive at any parts store

i always black TRV seal the entire front oil pan rubber seal

top and bottom of it seal it to the timing cover and to the oil pan both

have to do this almost always to make it not leak

i always do this on my engines i build for ppl or own personally

same with the front and rear intake rubber seals, i dont even use those

they are junk


use rtv black only to seal

 

lol yea i tossed those out too for the intake front and rear, just used a 1/4 inch bead of rtv on that.. imma change the timeing cover.... actually im not im beat imma take it to the shop in the morning let someone else have some fun.. 3 straight weeks of hell! i deserve it haha... i love driving this car its my first one but man she goes..

 

hey use the one piece rubber gasket with the steel shim and crudh sleeve inserts with silicone at the corners, and change the pcv valve. It souns stupid but if it's clogged or not funtioning properly it will cause the oil pan to leak. I've seen it on older chrysler 383's and seen it on small blocks too.