oil pan gasket difference?

[talondsm24]

im needing to replave my oil pan gasket so i was wondering, is it the same gasket for the 2g as the 1g as long as they are both for a 4g63? seems like there are only 2g gaskets on ebay, but theoretically they should be the same?

 

[salisbury]

Hey Paul,

I've used different types of gaskets (cork and rubber) AND RTV and the god damn thing still leaks!!!

Your suggestion is to use gray RTV only? The problem I have is that the oil pan is not flat. The bolt holes are all bent upwards to the block. That means I need a new oil pan, right?

If so, where should I get one? I've looked at extremepsi and the pan is $200. Is there a place to get one cheaper?????

Thanks Paul,

Tom

STM has pans for like 100

 

[snowborder714]

They only have 6 bolt pans for that price.

 

[hhuricane]

Tnx for the info. Last question.... where can I get a new 7 bolt oil pan cheap? The best price i have so far is extremepsi at $200 plus $100 for shipping to Canada.

Is that US or CDN $? If it is US then you can get it from Chrysler for around the same price. $356 CDN. Might get it from Mitsu a little cheaper.

 

[whiteboyz]

is there a diffrence between turbo and n/a pans as long as it comes off of the 4g63 ?

 

[hhuricane]

Yes, no oil drain for the turbo in a N/A pan.

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

Yeah, I feel your pain, Tom. I battled leaking oil pans for a few weeks last year. I went through 4 oil pans in those few weeks before I finally got a good one. One of my leaky ones was exactly how you describe yours. Every one of the holes on the rail were bent upward and deformed. No matter what I did, it just wouldn't seal. I eventually found a guy that was selling one that had been purchased new and only used for about 1000 miles, so I could be sure I was getting one without any flaws.

From my experience, the rail on the pan must be flat and free of any deformation or it will leak. I tried to fix my bent ones, but nothing worked. A good replacement is the only fix that I came up with. I'd recommend just start searching the classifieds until you come across one that is in better shape than most. I paid $70 for the good one that I found (he said he paid $200 for it new), and I feel it was well worth it due to it being in like-new condition.


My frustrations:

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At least you didn't spend $165 for a new OEM 7 bolt pan just to put 4 holes in it hours later.

 

[99gst_racer]

^^ Very true.

However, I did weld dual -10 bungs on each one of those pans only to have them leak and be replaced with another. Talk about a kick in the pants.

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

I took mine back to a friend that works at Mitsubishi and told him it was defective. He swapped it out and wrote it up as an "unsealable" oil pan.

 

[romeen]

Tom, here are some 7 bolt pans ranging from $50-100. They are not true oem pans but I think you might be ok with one of these given that it's not a complex part.

Parts Bin - Auto Parts and Accessories Catalog - 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Oil Pan

 

[Artago]

Tom, here are some 7 bolt pans ranging from $50-100. They are not true oem pans but I think you might be ok with one of these given that it's not a complex part.

Parts Bin - Auto Parts and Accessories Catalog - 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Oil Pan

Hmmm.... thanks for the link but I need to be sure there wont be any fit issues.

Has anyone used these with success????


Tomas

 

[2GeNTSi]

Mine is leaking pretty bad too. When I had it rebuilt it looks like a gasket and RTV was used. I'm gonna rip it off and make sure it's clean and straight before reinstalling with just Right Stuff.