d16 oil pan gasket

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by 5gcivic

Ok, well for future reference dont ever get under a car with a sissor jack on grass. Its bad enough getting under a car sissor jacked up on concrete. Unless you have a death wish, use jack stands next time. Not tryin to be an asshole just tryin to save some pain or lives. But anyways, good luck gettin that done.

It's cool, I used a thick piece of wood to put the scissor jack on WITH JACK STANDS. No deathwish here...

Come on people, the manual says use "liquid gasket" and even points to where exactly. Click the link. Why would the manual say to use it if it would fuck it up more?

I guess I should expect this kind of bs from a 100k mile engine, but damn it, I'm never going to get to the bodywork. I removed my sidemarkers so now I have two big square holes in my fenders (one of which is dented)... I am the duct tape king!

[1PhatCX]

yes i read the manual too and used liquid gasket the first time, which leaked like an SOB, put it on dry the 2nd time and its fine, doesnt leak at all
ur not supposed to use liquid gasket (or gasket sealer) on rubber, only cork and paper, and no this isnt coming from me, this is coming from technicians that i have known for awhile who know what there talking about. i have learned from a personal experiance and should have listened to them the first time but no, i went with the manual and it leaked

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by 1PhatCX

yes i read the manual too and used liquid gasket the first time, which leaked like an SOB, put it on dry the 2nd time and its fine, doesnt leak at all
ur not supposed to use liquid gasket (or gasket sealer) on rubber, only cork and paper, and no this isnt coming from me, this is coming from technicians that i have known for awhile who know what there talking about. i have learned from a personal experiance and should have listened to them the first time but no, i went with the manual and it leaked

Okay. I'm probably going to get the Beck/Arnley gasket ($3 more than other one offered). I am assuming it's rubber (or something other than paper) for $18. I'll clean it up good and bolt it back up dry and carefully.

[turtlecrxsi]

Update: I finally got around to messing with my ride. I removed the exhaust manifold (2 piece DC which still wouldn't clear) and inspected the underside of my engine which I've cleaned a few hundred miles ago. After this inspection I've decided that it is not leaking enough or worth the headache to remove the old pan so I'm going to return the new gasket. But I'm so f*cking pissed cuz while retorquing the bolts on the header to the head I snapped a stud clear off. I'll be calling a shop to get them to fix it. How much should it cost to have them replace the stud? I don't want to get taken for a ride on this. Thanks.