Oil leaks after Cam swap
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Ok, so the cam swap went great last weekend. I buttoned everything back up and after a tday of driving I noticed the car was leaking oil. So I went back around the bolts and tightened them up as much as possible and threw in som stop leak. So far neither has worked just yet, I'm hoping I get some more miles on the stop leak and that will fix it, but I'm not terribly confiident.
So, if the stop leak doesn't work, what do I do next?
So, if the stop leak doesn't work, what do I do next?
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have u checked underneath to see if theres any oil around any of the main areas (oil pan, crank seal, oil filter, etc) ?? id check the two bolts that go horizontally into the back of the oil pan through the transmission. a lot of people miss those when they are tightening everything back up. they remember all the 10mm bolts, but they forget about those two. thats the first place i would check.
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i dont think i would have used stop leak! thats like adding cholestarol into your blood stream. Sure it'll thick'n it up....but its not really the right approach.
i would try to figure out where the leak is coming from (pan, front seal, timing cover gasket, etc) and take off that part, clean it really good and try a new gasket. If it the front cover or something you could always use a small amount of high temp rtv too to help the gasket seal.
i would try to figure out where the leak is coming from (pan, front seal, timing cover gasket, etc) and take off that part, clean it really good and try a new gasket. If it the front cover or something you could always use a small amount of high temp rtv too to help the gasket seal.
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Originally Posted by z28ss4me
It's definately around the pan. The crank seal is new and holding strong, I'm just hoping to avoid having to replace the pan gasket.
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Did you make sure to align the pan? You do so by threading in a few of the 10mm bolts hand tight, torque down the two 13mm bolts that run through the bellhousing (this aligns your pan to the back of the block), then torque down the rest of the bolts.
I've used this method numerous times (~10) and haven't had an oil pan leak. No RTV needed.
I've used this method numerous times (~10) and haven't had an oil pan leak. No RTV needed.
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No, but honestly I never actually loosened the two 13mm bolts. I guess that explains why I couldn't get the pan to drop. I was able to pry the front of the pan down just enough to get the bolt off of the pickup tube. You think I should unbolt the pan and reattach it again to try and line it up better?
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Originally Posted by z28ss4me
No, but honestly I never actually loosened the two 13mm bolts. I guess that explains why I couldn't get the pan to drop. I was able to pry the front of the pan down just enough to get the bolt off of the pickup tube. You think I should unbolt the pan and reattach it again to try and line it up better?
Good luck!