Oil Pan Torque??
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Oil Pan Torque?? I torqued the oil pan to 130 in lbs like the book called for and it seems like I am leaving a couple of drops in the driveway and it seems to be coming out of the weephole in the bellhousing dust cover. I used RTV around the rear main and about one inch into the flats on the block. Do you guys think that a little bit more torque could cure this or am I going to have to pull the pan back out??
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From: Decatur, TN (N-W of Athens)
I torqued the oil pan to 130 in lbs like the book called for and it seems like I am leaving a couple of drops in the driveway and it seems to be coming out of the weephole in the bellhousing dust cover. I used RTV around the rear main and about one inch into the flats on the block. Do you guys think that a little bit more torque could cure this or am I going to have to pull the pan back out??
I don't know about that.... I've had two different "one-piecers" on my LT-1, and both times used a little RTV around the radius in the front and rear of the pan, but I still get a little "weepage". Annoying as hell...
