Rusty_ratchet
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- Joined
- Apr 14, 2015
- Location
- Southwest
1985 Volvo 240
A few months ago my oil pan gasket was leaking. I paid a mechanic come over to the house and replace it, and I helped where I could. The gasket is a Volvo gasket. The mechanic used RTV on the oil pan and part of the block. It was leak free until last week. I put UV dye in the oil and confirmed that it is the oil pan gasket that is leaking (checked rear cam seal, oil pressure sender, head, etc). I checked the torque of the oil pan bolts and they are too tight, close to 20 lb-ft using a torque wrench accurate for that range (spec is 8 lb-ft). My concern is that the pan was deformed by the bolts being too tight. I assume the only solution is to redo the job and flatten the pan. Is there another way? Is there something else I should be looking at or for?
A few months ago my oil pan gasket was leaking. I paid a mechanic come over to the house and replace it, and I helped where I could. The gasket is a Volvo gasket. The mechanic used RTV on the oil pan and part of the block. It was leak free until last week. I put UV dye in the oil and confirmed that it is the oil pan gasket that is leaking (checked rear cam seal, oil pressure sender, head, etc). I checked the torque of the oil pan bolts and they are too tight, close to 20 lb-ft using a torque wrench accurate for that range (spec is 8 lb-ft). My concern is that the pan was deformed by the bolts being too tight. I assume the only solution is to redo the job and flatten the pan. Is there another way? Is there something else I should be looking at or for?