Ok guys, lost oil again.. noticed it this morning.. looked under the car and it was soaked with oil again. I'm sure it's the oil pan gasket.. but how could all the oil get out?

The oil seems to be coming from the oilpan, the oil sender tap looks clean and the oil filter area looks clean...

is there enough pressure to squirt the oil out the gasket?

I'm gonna get another one and replace it this week, but until then the car sits.. I don't want another motor to do booom....

any tips on replacing these things..?

 

do you have an oil return on the pan? is it leaking from there?

 

I have an oil return on the pan and it looks clean, no residue.. but the seals around the pan were wet, the pan covered with oil, the immediate area surrounding the back of the pan tward drives feet are soaked with oil... i'll look at it more tonight once i get home, but damn.. this is depressing..

i can't afford to have her sieze of jack up a bearing...

 

not that it is, but if you are having problems with blow by, you could be pushing the oil past the gasket.

 

How would i solve oil blowby? is there that much pressure in the pan from the turbo return line? I can replace the gasket.. but not sure what else it could be..

when replacing the gasket.. do i need anything other than the gasket?

 

Hondabond or some other sort of sealant. Refer to your Helms manual (you do have one of those, right?!?)

 

Practice makes perfect with installing the gaskets correctly. Refer to your helms and just don't torque them screws on too tight. I'm on my 3rd gasket now since feb. and i think ive finally figured out how to install these things!

Tom

 

Dude, dont even worry about it, it's probably just a gasket that takes maybe 20 mins to replace. dont even sweat it.