Thread: Oil pan Gasket

Anyone know what model is similar to the avenir oil pan gasket? or anywhere that sells it?

Amazon.com: grey rtv

oil pan gasket=oil seepage
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Okay. Ultra gray this time then. Ultra black didnt work out to well for me.

A lot of it is prepping and making sure the pan is flat and straight. Also make sure it dries before adding oil.

i used permatex high-temp red on my oil pan, valve cover gasket, and thermostat housing and that stuff never leaks

ultra grey works well as long as the sealing surface has not been bent out of shape. If it has the lower pan can be replaced or use a cork gasket with rtv. I used a cork gasket on my last build due to a funny spot on the sealing surface. This was on a fairly new lower pan.

Try HondaBond about $20 a tube but its worth it. you can buy it at the Honda dealer.

or you could try toyota black FIPG. that stuff works really really well. theres tons of options out there. personal preference and experience really

Many times the OEM oil pan bolts and washers bend the pan inward around the pan holes when overtorqued and when too much RTV is used, especially when too much RTV is used and someone attempts to tighten the pan down more after the gasket has cured.

Clean your lower and upper pan thoroughly with a razor blade, do not gouge the surfaces, you may want to use some brake cleaner to assist.

Check the surface of the holes on the lower plan, if they are not at least flush, hold the edge of the pan against a table edge and find a small block of wood, to fit the contour of the edge of the pan. Pound the holes in the pan until they are flat with the rest of the surface.

Add new rtv, and it should seal just fine. I also added slightly wider washers to the lower oil pan bolts so that way the outside inner edge of the pan holes don't warp/stretch again. Never had a problem with my lower pan leaking again.