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bernd -> Oil Pan Replacement (5/17/2008 12:35:23 PM)

I recently replaced the rusted out oil pan on my '97 Elantra. It did NOT come with a gasket, but there was one available,
sold separately. I bought the paper gasket anyway thinking that it must need a gasket. However, when I took the old pan off, there was
no evidence of a previous gasket. I put everything back together using a gasket, but it just didn't seem to bolt together correctly.
In fact, upon tightening the bolts, I split the gasket in a couple of places.

OK.. take it all apart, clean everything, reapply gasket sealer without the gasket. It bolted up much nicer.
However, its 2 weeks later and there is fresh oil leaking out from most of the seam around the pan.
The bolts are already pretty tight. I can't see getting them much tighter.

My questions:

The pan is not made to run with a gasket, right?

and

Can I just go around the pan after cleaning the edge and apply a coat of gasket sealer, or am I going to
have to do this all over again??

Thanks!

  
bernd -> RE: Oil Pan Replacement (5/20/2008 3:29:32 PM)

Follow-up..

Heres what I decided to do. I tore the entire thing apart.. again. I scraped off the old material, cleaned both surfaces,
and really piled on the black RTV. I let everything sit overnight, and then went around the edge of the pan where it meets
the block, and added more RTV. I hope it holds!

As far as I can tell, there is no mention of using a gasket on the oil pan on the hma website or the Haynes manual.

RknRusty -> RE: Oil Pan Replacement (5/21/2008 9:13:47 AM)

Unless one of our resident experts says otherwise, if it leaks again, clean up the mating surfaces and use a noprene gasket. If you wish, you can apply a bead of sealer on both sides of the gasket too.

  

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