oil pan leak

[music_freak9728]

i have an 88 accord LX and it has an oil pan leak. my question is will i beable to fix the leak by replacing the oil pan gasket or am i going to have to replace the whole oil pan?

[froggy 91]

depends on IF the leak is from one or the other???

[somick]

Originally Posted by froggy 91

depends on IF the leak is from one or the other???

Oil pan is made out of steel! How can it leak?

As far as I know it is a big job if you want to replace oil pan gasket. You suppose to lift the engine for this. But I might be mistaken.

I would just try tignten all bolts for starters. Sometimes it works. Just make sure you do not overtignten them: they may break.


Sam

[ProMan]

Originally Posted by somick

Oil pan is made out of steel! How can it leak?

As far as I know it is a big job if you want to replace oil pan gasket. You suppose to lift the engine for this. But I might be mistaken.

I would just try tignten all bolts for starters. Sometimes it works. Just make sure you do not overtignten them: they may break.


Sam

No no no! You don't need to lift the engine. You can access the oil pan from under. You just need to disconnect the A-pipe from the exhaust manifold and remove the center support beam.