| Re: Do I have to RTV the corners of the oil pan? |
Subject: Re: Do I have to RTV the corners of the oil pan? by Durango_Boy on 2009/9/28 15:28:54 I'm guessing you are not using a Fel-Pro one piece oil pan gasket? The reason I ask is because they are super simple to install using the included pack of blue studs. The blue studs thread up into the 4 corner holes...the larger ones on the ends of both rails. They have clip ends so once they are threaded in you can slide the one piece gasket up onto the studs and it stays there. I personally install the one piece gaskets without sealant but coated with clean oil. Then the pan can be pushed up onto the studs under the gasket. It will also be help up by the clips on the end of the blue studs. Now this is the easy part because the studs are now holding the gasket and pan, and in alignment with the bolt holes. Simply get a few perimeter bolts started so the pan is now held up to the block. Use a flat head screw driver to remove the four blue studs, and you can loosely install the remaining pan bolts. Tighten them snug in the same pattern as you would head bolts. Start in the middle of one of the rails, moving outward in a circular motion incorporating the other pan rail. I can draw up a sequence diagram if you like. Torque to spec. You can install RTV in the corner gaps by the front and rear mains but I usually don't and have never had leaks using the one piece gaskets. |
