The cork strips that were on the bearing caps were shot and I wasn't sure if
Form-a-gasket by itself would work so here's what I did. I took some gas
line and cut it in half lengthwise and cut it so that it was as close to an
exact match length wise as possible. Then I put Form-a-gasket on the inside
of the gas line and fixed it to the oil pan inside the half-circle. Then I
put more Form-a-gasket on the other side as well as on the whole oil pan.
This actually worked as far as sealing the leak on the rear bearing cap but
did not solve the front one. I just do not want to crawl under the car and
do it again unless I have a fairly tested method. Well actually I don't want
to crawl under there again at all but.....
Kurt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Albers [mailto:Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 11:03 AM
> To: keckert(at)terascape.com
> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Oil Pan Sealing
>
>
> keckert(at)terascape.com writes:
> >I am leaking oil from the front of my oil pan. I pulled the pan to try
> >and
> >solve the problem but it is still leaking around the half circle area.
> >Does
> >anyone have a proven system for sealing this thing tight?
>
> Did you put sealer between the bearing cap and the engine block? If
> you did not you will have leaking.
>
> Christopher
>
>
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