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Tired of the wagon marking it's territory on my driveway.
Still not finished with engine rebuild, figured I'd throw a new pan gasket @ it.
Hopefully this is not the work of someone working @ a shop
, and a PO??
JEEZ! Oh my goodness...
So the corner that was leaking the most, no spacer, and torn/ripped.
Where it was leaking @ middle of pan, missing spacers, and torn between 3 bolt holes.
Was leaking around dipstick opening in block, gasket torn. Probably too lazy to pull tube?
The gasket coated on both sides with a crapload of RTV.
Seriously? Why? Going through all that work KNOWING it's gonna leak like hell...some folks ya gotta wonder WTF?
Looking through the service records I didn't see this repair listed. So may have been a PO and not a shop/mechanic(I HOPE!)?
Luckily all the RTV peeled right off the block/timing/cover/rear main housing/oil pan, and clean up was easy.
New oil pan I bought is damaged though, so have to wait on resolution of that or I might just re-use the old pan. There was zero sludge in bottom, and the pickup screen is clear. So not going to bother with screen or the pump.
So if ya ever want to guarantee a leaker...
1- Do NOT clean properly, be sure to leave oil/dirt/crud everywhere.
2- Generously slather RTV on both sides of the gasket.
3- Be sure the gasket is damaged(missing spacers, and torn in several places). It helps to reuse an old gasket, do NOT use a new one.
4- Make sure you do NOT torque to specs, key here is a random pattern of tightening to various values.
Still not finished with engine rebuild, figured I'd throw a new pan gasket @ it.
Hopefully this is not the work of someone working @ a shop
, and a PO??JEEZ! Oh my goodness...
So the corner that was leaking the most, no spacer, and torn/ripped.
Where it was leaking @ middle of pan, missing spacers, and torn between 3 bolt holes.
Was leaking around dipstick opening in block, gasket torn. Probably too lazy to pull tube?
The gasket coated on both sides with a crapload of RTV.
Seriously? Why? Going through all that work KNOWING it's gonna leak like hell...some folks ya gotta wonder WTF?
Looking through the service records I didn't see this repair listed. So may have been a PO and not a shop/mechanic(I HOPE!)?
Luckily all the RTV peeled right off the block/timing/cover/rear main housing/oil pan, and clean up was easy.
New oil pan I bought is damaged though, so have to wait on resolution of that or I might just re-use the old pan. There was zero sludge in bottom, and the pickup screen is clear. So not going to bother with screen or the pump.
So if ya ever want to guarantee a leaker...
1- Do NOT clean properly, be sure to leave oil/dirt/crud everywhere.
2- Generously slather RTV on both sides of the gasket.
3- Be sure the gasket is damaged(missing spacers, and torn in several places). It helps to reuse an old gasket, do NOT use a new one.
4- Make sure you do NOT torque to specs, key here is a random pattern of tightening to various values.
Told me it may need an oversize plug. Uh duh. Every think of looking at what was on in there before? Sigh.
91 Jeep Cherokee /2006 3500 Dodge AKA Babe the big blue puller
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