italianevo88

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Well my car has been leaking oil, and from what I could see when i got under the car, was the oil pan gasket. Im wondering if it could of been caused by crank case pressure. I think this because I have to zip tie my dipstick in or it shoots out. any imput would be helpful, thanks

Aliengotpsi

mine leaks too and I re-right stuffed my oil pan..

barneyb

RTV - it seals perfectly for a few years but in the end it always leaks.

italianevo88

iTrader: (3)

not to sound like a dunce but should i just smear it on the oil pan without removing it or take it off and put it on the lip

itr.#1446

iTrader: (4)

if you smear it i highly doubt it will stop the problem try torquing the bolts to spec again..... also are you running any type of breather/catch can setup? might help ya

jy951

iTrader: (14)

Take the entire pan off and use a small amount. Use a new gasket also. If you have blow by that's bad enough to cause an oil pan leak, you may need to get it fixed. Try running it with a catch can on the oil dipstick and see if it stops leaking.

italianevo88

iTrader: (3)

Well I knew from the beginning id need a catch can to releive the pressure, problem is i have $11.00 haha so ill try the cheapest fixes first. torque the bolts, then eventually throw a new gasket on, where can i pick one up and what am i looking to spend- thanks

turbotalawd

iTrader: (11)

I dont believe the Evos have a oil pan gasket from the factory. Its my understanding that its just RTV.

itr.#1446

iTrader: (4)

you can make a catch can out of a 5 dollar water separator for air compressors so your in luck lol you can find them at hardware stores home depot lowes ect....

eponti

iTrader: (12)

Take the oil pan off and reseal it.

AngryEvo8

iTrader: (41)

really 5 bucks well im in haha ill look into it, and I guess ill RTV the pan if theres no gasket.

AngryEvo8

iTrader: (41)

woops im on my friends name hahahaha

barneyb

Yeah, you will have to pull the pan and re-dope it. Nothing else will work.

Before you start, look things over closely. Chasing a leak, I once pulled the pan off an engine only to then discover the leak was from the valve cover. So, I had done considerable work for nothing.

italianevo88

iTrader: (3)

Well for anyone that checks this it turned out to be a drain plug issue not the pan. I bought a new plug with a rubber gasket and it took care of the problem

a_awdgsx

iTrader: (2)

put a big piece of cardboard under ure car for the night and see a general location where the leak is coming from. are you sure it is coming from the oil pan?