Timo04
30th May 2009, 03:11 PM
Hello everyone,
I have some oil pan leaks that I am trying to rid on my Scorpion. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Background:
Please find attached some pics of my oil pan leaks! I just installed this newly reconditioned oil pan late last week and when I drove the car for it's first "long" trip after the job, about 20 miles on the free way the night before last, it came home looking this way! Before this little drive no oil was hitting the ground, but there was some weeping, like the screw driver is pointing out in on of the photos. These leaks didn't surface until about four days after I installed the "new" pan. After the installation; twice I checked for tightness on the pan bolts and they were quite loose the first time. A little less loose the second time...I don't want to over torque them for sure. A rubber type of pan gasket, about 1/8" thick, was used with no sealer. I purchased the pan gasket from Bayless and used it right out of the box with a light application of oil on both surfaces. I prefer not using a gasket sealer because some always seems to overflow into the sump when the pan is tightened. If I have to I will of course use a gasket sealer to stop this mess.
What are some good, readily available gasket sealers? Oh and when I was refinishing the pan I checked that all the interface surfaces were square and they seemed OK. The pan sure does look nice but is leaks like a sieve, I should have just left well enough alone as there were zero leaks before I started this job!!!
This coming week I am going to drop the pan again and install a new gasket. Should I go with an all cork gasket this time around? There seems to be some kind of cork/fiber combination gasket available as well. I have used all cork gaskets on brand-X cars in the past with great success. I understand that FIAT went to a rubber type of gasket later in the production run of the 124...not sure what was originally used on the Scorpion. Any way where can I get a good pan gasket for the Scorpion?
This job seems so very basic and I have done this more than a few times before, but here I am with some leaks on my first go around with a Scorpion.
All tips & advice are very welcome.
BTW: I had the oil pan that I replaced this one with the shown in the photos here up for sale on e-Bay but I de-listed it at the advice of a mechanic friend, when these leaks cropped up. Hopefully I will have a spare pan to sell before long.
All the best,
I have some oil pan leaks that I am trying to rid on my Scorpion. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Background:
Please find attached some pics of my oil pan leaks! I just installed this newly reconditioned oil pan late last week and when I drove the car for it's first "long" trip after the job, about 20 miles on the free way the night before last, it came home looking this way! Before this little drive no oil was hitting the ground, but there was some weeping, like the screw driver is pointing out in on of the photos. These leaks didn't surface until about four days after I installed the "new" pan. After the installation; twice I checked for tightness on the pan bolts and they were quite loose the first time. A little less loose the second time...I don't want to over torque them for sure. A rubber type of pan gasket, about 1/8" thick, was used with no sealer. I purchased the pan gasket from Bayless and used it right out of the box with a light application of oil on both surfaces. I prefer not using a gasket sealer because some always seems to overflow into the sump when the pan is tightened. If I have to I will of course use a gasket sealer to stop this mess.
What are some good, readily available gasket sealers? Oh and when I was refinishing the pan I checked that all the interface surfaces were square and they seemed OK. The pan sure does look nice but is leaks like a sieve, I should have just left well enough alone as there were zero leaks before I started this job!!!
This coming week I am going to drop the pan again and install a new gasket. Should I go with an all cork gasket this time around? There seems to be some kind of cork/fiber combination gasket available as well. I have used all cork gaskets on brand-X cars in the past with great success. I understand that FIAT went to a rubber type of gasket later in the production run of the 124...not sure what was originally used on the Scorpion. Any way where can I get a good pan gasket for the Scorpion?
This job seems so very basic and I have done this more than a few times before, but here I am with some leaks on my first go around with a Scorpion.
All tips & advice are very welcome.
BTW: I had the oil pan that I replaced this one with the shown in the photos here up for sale on e-Bay but I de-listed it at the advice of a mechanic friend, when these leaks cropped up. Hopefully I will have a spare pan to sell before long.
All the best,