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Old 12-26-2009, 10:09 PM
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anyone got the procedure to doing this? i noticed i had a leak on it and wanted to take care of this.
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Old 12-27-2009, 06:36 PM
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drop the k member a few inches to remove the oil pan. replace gasket. install sealer at the 4 corners. install pan. reinstall k-member
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It's going to be a PITA. I've been looking into it for the last month. I'm not looking forward to it.
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after my heads and cam swap i had a oil leak. i removed all the oil pan bolts added sealer to the front two corners. tightened it back up. no more leaks !!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by jsteele90
after my heads and cam swap i had a oil leak. i removed all the oil pan bolts added sealer to the front two corners. tightened it back up. no more leaks !!!!!!!!!!!
Do you have any pics of what you did? All you did was remove the bolts, sealer, then put the bolts back in?
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