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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: xwill112x on July 07, 2008, 02:09:07 PM

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: xwill112x on July 07, 2008, 02:09:07 PM

no matter what i do when i tighten the oil pan bolts up..they lossen right back up and the damned thing starts leaking again! its really startin to get to me sence ive fixed it i know atleast 6 times. it usaully waits about 1 month or so after tightening them for it to start leaking again.
any suggestions?

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: tjts1 on July 07, 2008, 02:11:42 PM

Are we talking about lower or upper oil pan? Locktite and silicone sealant always works for me. Paper gaskets are garbage.

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: peerless on July 07, 2008, 03:11:47 PM

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Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: xwill112x on July 07, 2008, 04:38:16 PM

Quote from: peerless;52840

Is your Freindz

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no no no no dez iz my friendssss :]

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Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: tjts1 on July 07, 2008, 04:40:41 PM

Hookers?

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: xwill112x on July 07, 2008, 04:43:54 PM

lol it was supposed to be a joke.

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: kenika65 on July 07, 2008, 07:21:03 PM

ha ha so yes use lock tite on all of your oil pan bolts take them out one by one and then re tighten them and tighten them good, if you can buy new stronger bolts.

Title: help! damned oil pan!!
Post by: Jak318 on July 11, 2008, 10:50:33 PM

I have three bolts on my lower pan that do the same thing. I think they have been over tightened at some time and the threads are weak. I plan to heli-coil them the next time I have it up. Hopefully that will fix it. A temp fix is using lots of silicone though.