oil pan gasket...

[jdub]

Hit up a Toyota dealer for some "Toyota seal packing". It's the black RTV that Toyota uses.

You can get the Right Stuff at AutoZone

 

[Joel W.]

My old boss would always say: "You have to be smarter than what your working with"

I have seen many mechanics swear that cork gaskets are pure junk, yet I have never had a problem with them. Chevy small block valve covers for example. They are just thin metal and most people seem to forget this. Seems like the metal is always "dimpled or raised" around the bolt hole due to the last installer over tightening the bolts and most do not hammer this area flat before glueing on a new cork gasket.

Now the gasket is really only touching the head around the bolt holes. People see it starts leaking and tighten it up even more splitting the gasket and causing even more leaks.

Is the due to a shitty gasket or an opperator error...

 

[NashMan]

i used cork befor never had a leak at all i do is just add a thin layer of sicone or other rvt what ever

used rtv this time around and it leaked most likly cause of lack of cleaning

nothin will seal if oil is present aka oil drip off form the block

so this time goiugn to rub down in the isaid of the block so i don't get much drip down


beleav me or not that is what really cause's leaks
this is whats cause's all leaks

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

You can get the Right Stuff at AutoZone

torque oil pan bolts to to x? ft/lbs would someone please fill in the x :biglaugh: thanks for the help, again, for like the 50th time, lol

 

[johnathan1]

Toyota seal packing is some good sh*t...much better than ultra black, or anything you can get from autozone...even ask Aaron...

 

[Joel W.]

65 inch lbs for the oil pan bolts.

 

[IJ.]

<watching all of the brains explode when they realise they need yet another torque wrench that reads that low> :aigo:

 

[Joel W.]

Ya, I do it by feel personally. LOL

:runaway:

 

[jdub]

<watching all of the brains explode when they realise they need yet another torque wrench that reads that low> :aigo:

You mean like 29 in/lbs for the cam covers? LOL

:runaway:

 

[IJ.]

I have an in/lbs wrench here from my Mountain Biking days but seldom use it as I have a calibrated hand

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

Toyota seal packing is some good sh*t...much better than ultra black, or anything you can get from autozone...even ask Aaron...

yeh, i've heard good stuff about that.. i'm poor tho :-/

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

<watching all of the brains explode when they realise they need yet another torque wrench that reads that low> :aigo:

my dad actuall has tools for that... he does airplane interiors

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Just devide inch lbs by 12 and you get ft lbs.

 

[jetjock]

Just devide inch lbs by 12 and you get ft lbs.

Ah, OK...I see

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

lol, that works, lmao