oil pan gasket

[94f450sd]

do i have to yank the motor to do it?i got my idi running and moving today but the rear of the oil pan is leaking pretty good.

 

[towcat]

you can do it but it's a real SOB doing it in the truck.
are you sure it's not the rear main seal? that is the real leaker 9/10 times.

 

[typ4]

And make sure the valley isnt leaking oil down from the turbo. Pans hardly ever leak.

 

[94f450sd]

when i sold it we thought it was the rear main leaking cuz it just all of sudden started pouring oil out of it.and when the driver exploded the bellhousing and clutch disk i replaced the seal and saw it dripping from the pan.the bolts were also loose.i tightend the ones i could get at and the leak has slowed down.but if i gotta yank the motor im just gonna run it and check the oil all the time.when the warm wheather gets here its getting a PSD swap now that i have all the parts i need to do it with.

 

[geonc]

Rich, if memory serves, the rear main seal carrier has 2 ears that require the removal of the 2 rear most oil pan bolts---kinda like a small block chebby timing cover-- and there may just be the possibility that if and when the rear seal was previously replaced, the ears were either buggared or even "modified" [read: removed]---OR the required dabs of sealant was either not done or done poorly...

Just something else to consider [Dew of course ]

 

[94f450sd]

im the only person to replace the rear seal besides jasper.and i didnt remove the whole plate thing that the seal sits in.if its that big of a PITA im just gonna do the psd swap in the spring.

 

[Fozz]

It can be done, I did it and it's not too bad. If you take out all of the bolts, the pan should be able to drop about an inch/inch and a half. I bought a cork gasket from Napa and cut the rear end of it off (sump end). You basically have a 'U' shaped gasket. Carefully slide the gasket from the front of the engine towards the back using a little rtv to help hold it in place. Then put the rear part in (the part you cut) and put a fair amount of rtv to 'glue' or seal if-you-will the gasket together where cut. Then bolt the pan back up.

 

[94f450sd]

too cold to mess with it and its getting a psd in the spring so there no sence in me fighting with it.ill let whoever i sell the idi to deal with it.

 

[icanfixall]

We don't use the cork or rubber pan gaskets... They will leak sometime down the road... Even the vactory used the rtv sealant from the getgo... Getting it clean is the hardest part. Then cleaning it off when you pull the pan in the long distance future. Funny how the industry will sell a gasket when a gasket isn't needed.... Whats with that....

 

[fuzzydog]

I only ever use one product for gaskets (except, of course, things like head gaskets) and that is this - The Right Stuff. It truly does live up to it's claims. No affiliation or kickbacks, just one very satisfied user.

 

[94f450sd]

I only ever use one product for gaskets (except, of course, things like head gaskets) and that is this - The Right Stuff. It truly does live up to it's claims. No affiliation or kickbacks, just one very satisfied user.

i love that stuff!!!!