RabidStreetRacer

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I need your help to give me an idea on how to solve the problem. When I disassembled the engine, the two long rear oil pan bolt HOLES that are in the rear engine cover were stripped. I HELI coiled them and had no problem reaching 106 in Lbs of torque when I installed the oil pan. Anyway, the engine has been leaking even when not running from the rear of the oil pan and I thought the rear main seal didn't seat. I pulled off the bottom trans cover today and saw that it is steadily leaking from the oil pan gasket around the two long rear oil pan bolts. I am guessing that because I drilled the holes out bigger and installed the coils, the blue seating ring on the oil pan gasket is not getting pinched between the oil pan and rear timing cover.

So I need some solution ideas besides the obvious and replace the rear cover. I will replace it the next time I remove the transmission. The only idea I can come up with is removing the two bolts and filling the hole up with RTV gasket sealer and then reinstalling the bolts. What do you all think?

RabidStreetRacer

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i know there is some good ideas out there

RabidStreetRacer

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I got my oil pan off yesterday. The gasket was destroyed. The blue rubber pieces were tore off in multiple places. Not sure how that happened, it was a new gasket and it was installed on the engine while on a stand. I followed the factory specs. How does the rubber tear off in like 5 different places. There was a bunch blue rubber pieced in the oil pan.

2000 WS6 Formula

I thought those two long bolts that go into the rear main seal cover are in inch pounds, not foot pounds?

2000 WS6 Formula

Oil Pan M8 Bolts (Oil Pan-to-Engine Block and Oil Pan-to-Front Cover)...........18 lb ft
Oil Pan M6 Bolts (Oil Pan-to-Rear Cover)............................................ .....106 lb in

RabidStreetRacer

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You are correct. I just wrote it wrong. I did follow the factory specs.

RabidStreetRacer

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Only about 40 miles on this gasket