Oil pan leaking in the rear
03-20-2016, 07:14 PM
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Oil pan leaking in the rear Hey guys,
So let me give a recap of what I did. I just finished a head, cam, intake swap into my 2002 trans am. I started it, ran it for 10 minutes and all was good. After I was doing some logging and realized that I needed an WBO2 sensor I began to install one but noticed there was a leak by the rear of my oil pan coming down from the oil filter and along where the bellhousing meets the oil pan. When I did the head cam intake install, I also did a oil pump install and had to drop the oil pan completely to make sure it lined up good. If my memory serves me right I installed the front cover first, but torque the harmonic balancer first, torqued the front cover and then worked my way into the oil pan. I then got everything snug, put the tranny bolts into the oil pan, torqued the oil pan, and then torqued the two bolts of the tranny. I put RTV sealer on the front of the pan and I haven't had any leaks from the front, but what do I have to do to fix the oil pan leaking from the rear as I did not put any RTV on the rear? I do not want to replace the whole oil pan gasket, but I will do what I have to do because it is a 6 speed and I dont want to destroy the clutch. Is it possible that it is residual oil from the head cam install?
So let me give a recap of what I did. I just finished a head, cam, intake swap into my 2002 trans am. I started it, ran it for 10 minutes and all was good. After I was doing some logging and realized that I needed an WBO2 sensor I began to install one but noticed there was a leak by the rear of my oil pan coming down from the oil filter and along where the bellhousing meets the oil pan. When I did the head cam intake install, I also did a oil pump install and had to drop the oil pan completely to make sure it lined up good. If my memory serves me right I installed the front cover first, but torque the harmonic balancer first, torqued the front cover and then worked my way into the oil pan. I then got everything snug, put the tranny bolts into the oil pan, torqued the oil pan, and then torqued the two bolts of the tranny. I put RTV sealer on the front of the pan and I haven't had any leaks from the front, but what do I have to do to fix the oil pan leaking from the rear as I did not put any RTV on the rear? I do not want to replace the whole oil pan gasket, but I will do what I have to do because it is a 6 speed and I dont want to destroy the clutch. Is it possible that it is residual oil from the head cam install?
03-21-2016, 09:55 AM
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Yeah. It's a pain to do it, and who the **** rivets the oil pan gaskets to the oil pan??? Oh yeah GM does.
Consider doing a tubular K while you're in there anyway. Then the next time you drop the pan it's painless.
Consider doing a tubular K while you're in there anyway. Then the next time you drop the pan it's painless.
03-21-2016, 12:59 PM
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I tried dropping the pan to RTV it, and it stopped leaking all the way until I started the car and drove it.
