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You could try and use some RTV to seal it but I doubt it'll work, just depends on how bad it is. The only way to fix it right is to replace the oil pan gasket. What were you doing to rip it?
You need to do a whole oil pan gasket change. I did the same with a cam install years ago and tried to just patch it up with more RTV, never works and you will just leak oil all over the bottom of your engine compartment as you drive and it blows all back. Sucks but there isn't much choice.
Yea unfortunatly for you the oil pan is designed to go on after the timing cover is installed. I'm sure others have been able to save the gasket durring a cam swap, I'm not that lucky!
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Yeah, you have to support the engine some how. For my buddy, we pulled the pins of the motor mounts, jacked up the engine, put square cut from 2x4's in between the motor mounts and the k-member and we were able to lower the pan enough to slip the old gasket out and shimmy the new one in place.
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