I changed my oil pan gasket a few months ago, tried to use a torque wrench to torque 8.7lbs (keep in mind i used 2 different torque wrenches), but the bolt kept turning and i opted to hand tighten everything in the corect bolting pattern. Found out that i was leaking through most of the bolts, took it off 2 months ago, and put some ultra black sealant and redid the oil pan. hand tight once again. Im still leaking oil through the pan gasket. Its not much of a leak but you can see the oil residue comming off the side.


I have a new gasket, planning to use the ultra black sealant, and cleaning off the surfaces that meet with some type of degreaser. Any suggestions for bolting the sucker back on?

 

have you been using the same bolts for the pan everytime you put a new gasket on ?

 

Yes, clockwise bolt pattern alternating opposite sides

 

Just use the gasket that came with the kit, its no good to use extra sealant.

 

My suggestion is to not believe the torque wrench. If the bolts seem tight, leave it at that.

Also, if the bolts are coming loose, consider lock tite (not the kind that welds forever, but the kind you can break free)

 

If you use sealant, make sure it's only applied on ONE side of the gasket. 2 sides = total failure within very few miles.

 

we had this problem on an ls vtec took pan off my extra b16 put "the right stuff" make a gasket and used the domestic kind not the import and applied it right on top of new pan gasket torgued the bolts down hasnt leaked since. this gasket stuff is amazing . it was reccomended by a lot of people including some high performance engine builders in the great city of tucson