Unhappy w/ oil pan Install

[LameHoof65]

Well, things were going well today, the repair sleeve for the balancer went on fine and then the crank seal went into the cover without a hitch. The gasket and RTV sealer worked great on the the cover and that all bolted up nice. The sealer, gaskets and pan went on nicely and then.....well, I over tightened the pan bolts.... I used my torque wrench and I thought 8lbs would be all right.....I even stopped and took another torque wrench to check it. My gasket slipped to the outside at each bolt whole a bit and on about 5 it split. I know it is going to leak, so I guess next weekend I will haul back down to the local parts store and get another pan kit.....I hate doing an oil pan....I always have leaks and I hate leaks. I was going to put some rubber gasket sealer in the recessed area of the front and rear rubber seal gaskets, but apparently I forgot that too.....One good note is the balancer looks great and is right on TDC at 4* advance just like I installed the cam.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you put too much gasket sealer? Sorry about that, better luck with the next one. Believe me, I know the feeling, a hard, dirty day's work down the drain.

One tip though: Make sure you get a good brand cork gasket. After I had my block rebuilt they provided me with a gasket set. The gaskets had the worst fit I had ever seen. The holes were punched in the wrong place, they were too long.. In order to line up the bolt holes, I had to bunch up the gasket in some places. I would recommend a fel-pro gasket set, that seemed to fit the best for me.

Also, I'm not sure if you let the sealer totally dry before you tried to bolt it up. I'm sure if the sealer was still uncured it might work a little better, as it would evenly seal between the cork and the block and the cork and the pan.

Since I gave you the instructions, I feel somewhat responsible. I hope I didn't tell you wrong.

 

[LameHoof65]

It may not leak---one side looks better than the other though..Yea, I like the cork too..and felpro has a good kit for the pan you can get from AutoZone or Oreilly's for about $12..not bad. Anyway, it wasn't a total loss it kept me out of the house and my wife appreciates that a lot.