DearDoger
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 26, 2008
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Battle Ground,
Washington
so after oil pan install number five fail. I've decided to post. The leak keeps coming from the timing side.I had to retap the 3 front case bolts, an one bolt in block that's the next one on firewall side of motor from front case to a M7. I've tried RTV gasket fail. I tried felpro gasket fail. I got new oil pan new hardware tried with felpro again fail. Every time it leaks from timing side. Could the re tapped threads an larger bolts be the cause? Should I try again with my new oil pan and an RTV gasket? I don't have a torque wrench capable of reading 5 foot-pounds so I've been using a quarter inch drive, just snugging the bolts down. Any help or suggestions much appreciated.