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Lee29coupe · 11-21-2022, 05:29 PM

I just replaced my oil pan gaskets and have a moderate leak where the back of where the oil pan wraps around the rear main oil seal/oil pan surface. I an pretty sure that it is a small gap where the rear main flange gasket and oil pan meet at the corner of the two. Anything I can use to stop it up? Maybe small chunks of cork gasket and gasket sealers mixed and coat around edges where leak is or shove some inside gap.Anyone use the Liquid Steel putty to plug up hole, maybe even super duper tape they show on tv? I don’t know if I can get clean surface to make something stick gap or cover like tape with oil film. Running 1/2 quart of oil lower seems to stop it when engine is not running but will dribble out when engine is running. Engine never leaked until I replaced gasket after taking a look at inside of engine when I removed it to mess with motor mounts, it,s not a big leak just a pain.

Gene F · 11-21-2022, 05:50 PM

I would drop the pan back down, and put a little dab of blue silicone in those coreners. I always do. Let it set up for 10 to 12 minutes before you push it up and tighten the bolts. "a little dab will do ya"

Gary WA · 11-21-2022, 06:21 PM

like this but rear and front while you have down

Synchro909 · 11-21-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gene F

I would drop the pan back down, and put a little dab of blue silicone in those coreners. I always do. Let it set up for 10 to 12 minutes before you push it up and tighten the bolts. "a little dab will do ya"

I always put a dab of silicone there to stop[ that leak but when I am reusing a gasket, I clean the area first with a squirt and wipe down with Brake Cleaner.

Lee29coupe · 11-21-2022, 06:35 PM

My problem with dropping it down is that I used cork gasket on both sides covered with non Hardening permatex, kind of lazy and would like to take the easy way out if I can. Plugging up anyway I can is my first choice. Thousands years of experience on this site so I’m sure there is someone who did it the easy way and it worked

Synchro909 · 11-21-2022, 11:54 PM

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11-21-2022, 05:29 PM	#1
Lee29coupe Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Yorktown, Va. Posts: 29	Oil Pan Leak I just replaced my oil pan gaskets and have a moderate leak where the back of where the oil pan wraps around the rear main oil seal/oil pan surface. I an pretty sure that it is a small gap where the rear main flange gasket and oil pan meet at the corner of the two. Anything I can use to stop it up? Maybe small chunks of cork gasket and gasket sealers mixed and coat around edges where leak is or shove some inside gap.Anyone use the Liquid Steel putty to plug up hole, maybe even super duper tape they show on tv? I don’t know if I can get clean surface to make something stick gap or cover like tape with oil film. Running 1/2 quart of oil lower seems to stop it when engine is not running but will dribble out when engine is running. Engine never leaked until I replaced gasket after taking a look at inside of engine when I removed it to mess with motor mounts, it,s not a big leak just a pain. Last edited by Lee29coupe; 12-03-2022 at 07:16 AM.

11-21-2022, 05:50 PM	#2
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,051	Re: Oil Pan Leak I would drop the pan back down, and put a little dab of blue silicone in those coreners. I always do. Let it set up for 10 to 12 minutes before you push it up and tighten the bolts. "a little dab will do ya"

11-21-2022, 06:21 PM	#3
Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,180	Re: Oil Pan Leak like this but rear and front while you have down __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com Last edited by Gary WA; 12-30-2023 at 02:36 PM.

11-21-2022, 06:35 PM	#5
Lee29coupe Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Yorktown, Va. Posts: 29	Re: Oil Pan Leak My problem with dropping it down is that I used cork gasket on both sides covered with non Hardening permatex, kind of lazy and would like to take the easy way out if I can. Plugging up anyway I can is my first choice. Thousands years of experience on this site so I’m sure there is someone who did it the easy way and it worked

11-21-2022, 11:54 PM	#6
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,565	Re: Oil Pan Leak Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) IMO, there is the way that works, then there is the easy way. It's either/or. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.