oil leak: oil pan gasket

[pearl16v@yahoo.com (dave t)]

positive its the gasket. went under there right after
i put it on and there it was, a leak at one of the
bolts after i let the car warm up for a bit. i didnt
use a rubber gasket, it was the thick paper kind, not
cork, but not sure if its a composite.

im going to try to re-torque it this afternoon. but
another question, i used loctite. do i need to
re-apply this before i retorque?

dave


--- John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net> wrote:
> Dave,
> Which gasket did you use?  Hopefully, it was the
> thick 
> rubber one with the metal core.  I put mine on dry
> (no 
> gasket dealer at all) and it doesn't leak a drop. 
> Are you 
> sure its the gasket leaking and not maybe the front
> main 
> oil seal?
> 
> 
> John
> 87 16v
> Long Beach
> 
> dave t <pearl16v@yahoo.com>
> |i just replaced the oil pan gasket to my 88 16v.
> |lightly sealed both sides of the gasket w/ the grey
> |stuff. put it on and torqued the bolts to what i
> |thought was good. but im having a small leak. do i
> |have to redo the job or can i just torque the bolts
> to
> |spec? over-torque? whats the best approach?
> |
> 
> 
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