oil leak: oil pan gasket

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

I usually torque the bolts down, go for a 20 minute drive and retorque the
seal (specially cork one) settles in.

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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of dave t
=>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:12 AM
=>To: scirocco
=>Subject: oil leak: oil pan gasket
=>
=>
=>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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