hollaback6

ok i am having a problem here. My car is blowing oil pan gaskets. I even had a mechanic do it and it still happened. IT seems to be building to much pressure and have blowby and that is why the gasket blows. My question is could it be my PCV valve or what?

Singhg83

go back to your mechanic and tell him how much of a bitch he is for still having the same problem.
as for your question, i have no clue.

Daniel

Your oil pan gasket is blowing? I've never heard them blowing...maybe leaking but not blowing. First of all, were the oil pan bolts torqued down to spec (8.7lb-ft)? Did he overtorque them? Secondly, did the mechanic use an OEM gasket? Thirdly, did he apply Hondabond?

When installing a new oil pan gasket, clean the mating surfaces (bottom of block, top of oil pan). Apply Hondabond to all four corners of the engine block. Then install the oil pan and it's gasket. If you are looking at the oil pan, start with the middle bolt closest to the drain plug, and follow this pattern:
|------------1------------|
5---------O---------------3
|-------------------------|
6-------------------------4
|------------2------------|

The "O" represents the drain plug!