So my car was leaking from the oil pan slightly so i decided to replace the oil pan gasket since i forgot to do it while the motor was out in the first place
stupid me #1

i did my oil change....drained in, then remove the oil pan, then tore off the gasket to put the new one on.....i forgot to get adhessive...i had this adhessive but iddint know how it would hold up under pressure....
stupid me#2

so i put it on the gasket anyways and started to put the oil pan back on and tightened the nuts and bolts down

now my car leaks EVEN MORE from the gasket theres a fairly nice size puddle of oil under my car everytime i park and i know more of it leaks on the way to my destination

now i have an even bigger problem then i had began with
stupid me #3

so my question is how do i get my oil pan gasket to seal correctly..and how tight should the nuts and bolts be?

 

The helms doesnt call for any sort of liquid gasket, or sealing liquid. Ive used that spray on gasket adheasive before and it seemed to work well (this was in my x1/9). Worth a shot i guess.

The helms says the oil pan bolts should be torqued to 9 Ft. Lbs. Or so the manual calls for.

 

7 lbs

 

No need for any adhesive, just maybe a little Hondabond or Ultra Grey at the metal seams near the oil pump and rear seal.

 

yeah i didnt even do that
i think i tightened it too much too
im pretty damn sure thats what is leaking cause it wasnt leaking this bad before i did it

 

there is a pattern that you have to use, i did and now my **** is dry. also i only put hondabond on valvecover gaskets

 

im having it looked at tommorrow hopefully its fixed along with my timing

 

dont use any liquid sealant and use a new gasket, using an old one or tightening it up too much will cause it to leak

 

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thats kindof ironic. but not entirely surprising.

 

trust me on this, i reused my original one using liquid sealant and it leaked

i bought i new one and tightened it too much and it leaked

bought another and fitted it properly!

 

Actually going thru this now. The dealership was using an adhesive and using 5weight oil. So the leaking was non existent. But i changed it to a 10w30 and there are small dollar bill size puddles under the car everywhere i stop. I have already poured an extra 1quart of oil jus to prevent any problems til Monday. My oil pan is slightly bent so i may replace that altogether.

 

Seems like you might have over tightened the oil pan bolts and it made the problem worse. Follow the specs in a helms manual and also apply ultra grey to the 4 corners of the oil pan.

I would also let the ultra grey dry for about 2 hrs before adding oil again.

 

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What pattern are you speaking of? Just trying to prep myself while im out buying the items. Im guessing helms will mention this? Thanxs!

 

start with the opposite most corners and work your way in in a figure 8 pattern