Re: Pan Gasket
I did it with the engine in the car too. Clean up the sealing surfaces real good and wipe them off with a clean cloth soaked with pure alcohol. From all the sealing-jobs I've done I reckon that this is one of the most important steps.
To hold the gaskets in place, I used small drops of instant glue, the gel-one, not the liquid-one.
Glue it with a small drop every 2 inches, starting with one end and keep it aligned with the holes. After holding it in place for 20s it stayed in place with my glue. Repeat that step until you are 4 or 5 inches from the end.
Now, place 2 drops on the gasket and align it with the end-gasket at the front/back.
For what it's worth I used the cork-gaskets and torqued the pan with (iirc) around 5 NM.
The new gaskets don't leak a drop, though I have to admit that it was exhausting. If I was 10 yrs older, I'd probably wouldn't want to do it that way.
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