Some people are just stupid...

[ohlegend]

So I finally got my GST road worthy!!! I took it for a drive and when I got home and opened the hood smoke was rolling out. I started looking around and saw oil dripping from the pan onto my downpipe. So I just pulled the pan and the oil filter housing to put new gaskets on and seal them up good. I pulled the pan off and found a rod bearing! I about sh!t my pants! The previous owner had just put a new block in it before I bought it. So I checked all of my rods and they were all ok. So the guy who put the new block back on the car did not remove the old smashed bearing... I also noticed that there was no gasket on the oil pan either. the guy just slapped on a bunch of gasket sealant. No wonder it was leaking oil!

 

[evo-gsr]

Correct me if Im wrong.
In my knowledge most mitsubishis dont have a pan gasket, even the manuals say to use rtv sealer as a gasket! So that part of it is not so stupid! The bearing issue is as dumb as dog shit but.

 

[boost97gst]

You're correct. There is no gasket, per say. Its this grey rtv. thats what machine shops use when they assemble these engines anyway. Mine has the grey sealant and didnt leak a drop

 

[Zufelt]

PO's fault for not removing the peice.. just be sure that is the case, otherwise your into some trouble. Also, as everyone else has stated there isn't a gasket, just Grey RTV.

 

[ohlegend]

Yeah I just read through my Hayes Manual... I have a gasket, but I think i will use RTV. I have the high heat red stuff, would that be OK? or should I try to find the grey stuff?

 

[bradcurtis15]

Use grey because it will work better with oil. Red will eat threw it eventually. They all serve a different purpose.

 

[Zufelt]

As stated above, the Grey is oil resistant as said on the label. So it's best to use that kind of RTV in oil applications.

 

[codym]

I've got grey to seal my oil pan, however I use the black stuff on the oil return plate. Got it sealed off, for now