Hey guys I've got my 1988 SEFI MGM giving me fits with oil pan gasket leaking what is the easiest way to Do a one piece gasket while the motor is still in the car? Thanks
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there's rumor that it can be done if and only if you don't have a pan that's warped at every bolt hole. You will need to prop the engine up a bit with some wood if the engine mounts are crap just to give yourself enough clearance. The basic idea is to drop the pan and clear out the old gasket. If you can't get at all the surfaces to make sure they're clean... you'll have to lift the engine enough to get the pan out or enough clearance to make sure. Then the idea is to wiggle the gasket down inside from the front to the back (put a bolt in at the front to kinda hold the gasket in place a bit so you don't loose it in the pan). Gently work it down and around the rear pickup and then seat it in all the right places. Obviously, doing it this way doesn't do well for adding sealer to it, so get a good permadry gasket if you can.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
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are you absolutely sure its the gasket? it doesn't fail that often. its usually other problems that piss oil and run down the side of the motor. Its a complete bitch to do that in the car so you really don't want to mess with it unless you have to.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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ok....im not saying it CANT be done....but everyone ive ever seen done without raising the engine enough to remove the pan ended up leakingComment
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I know of only ONE successful job. world+dog else needed to take the engine up enough for the pan to clear the crossmember.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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Yes I'm sure because when I did the timing cover gaskets it came with a new pan seal that is right under the crank and then some little ears and your cut the pan gasket at the block then use the new stuff and that is what's leaking So instead of just patching that Again I'm gonna replace the pan gasket and the timing cover gasket again Thanks and ill see if I can get to an engine pullerComment
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it's doable but not much fun.. look up a post by (ringting) ?? i think.
he explained it pretty well. if i get more time i'll try and find it.Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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IMO if you have access to an engine lift and annyyy extra funds, it's worth it to yank the engine just for the other potential problems you'll inevitably find and fix in the process.
Plus scraping off the gasket without dropping it inside the oil pan where it'd potentially block the oil pump sounds like a pain, and if you screw that up the engine is getting pulled anyway, because you aren't pulling the pan with the engine in place.
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