Tehnation Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 I remember this from the early days I believe. Its not that the fsm way is bad, rather it's just better to smear it evenly around the entire lip of the pan if I recall correctly. See how the sealant didn't work its way to some of the bolt holes, which I am assuming is where it was leaking. It was literally pouring out the oil pan when I topped off my oil. Found all this sealant crap in my oil pickup..... i'm just done with it lol. Now I gotta clean all this crap off my oil pan, which I am not looking forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Here is what the FSM tells us to do. As you can see, we're supposed to have sealant all along the mating surface of the pan. It looks like sealant was missing at some locations of your pan's mating surface. Edited January 24, 2023 by xt2005bonbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Also, you're gonna have to make sure the mating surface on the block side is nice and dry. At least, that's what I like to believe. And that can be difficult since oil will still want to drip at some spot due to gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 yea i fucked that all up.... maybe I should have actually looked at the fsm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) . You probably became impatient and wanted that thing to run. I could imagine that after all the work you put through this thing. Edited January 24, 2023 by xt2005bonbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 lets try it again. using the sealant the right way this time ..... Now I can't get my header back on.... its so easy when the motor is upside down, but from the bottom its a pita, cause I gotta pull it apart a mm or 2 to get it to go on both sets of studs at the same time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) I would also wait like at least 24hrs for the sealant to dry just to be safe. And then I'd add the oil. And remember, it's only 3.6 ft.lb of torque, which is almost nothing! Edited January 24, 2023 by xt2005bonbon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Guess I will wait until it dries, then add oil to see if there are any leaks before I put this header back on. The me of tomorrow will worry about getting the header back on LOL! Oh yea, easiest way to get the sealant off of the pan is to just smack it with a wire wheel, I was scrapping for a while, then hit it with my wire wheel and it was all clean in less than 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 I will say using the gasket does allow you to rock and roll immediately...... its supposed to snow tomorrow so this kinda sucks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 That's true. I've been working on my 98 Jeep Cherokee front diff and I went the gasket route instead of gasket sealant. Could drive it right away after gasket install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 So I did it RIGHT this time! Looks like no leaks, and on another note, make sure u have oil and oil filters before you pull your car apart drain the oil and toss the filter lol. I'm like whoops, guess its time to use my jug of Rotella T6 that I have been saving for after break in and I was able to find an extra oil filter I had stock piled somewhere. My car seems to like the T6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 So I decided to try the sealant again because I realized that the oil in the pan seems to go to the top of the pan, maybe not when level but my car parks on a incline, which seems to make the oil raise pretty high in the back. I think when I used the gasket it would slowly seep through. There are different materials for gaskets for this motor, I have been using the cheap shitty paper like ones recently which I didn't like cause I think it was seeping through, but the 1st time I used a gasket it was made of a more rubber like material which sealed great and got me hooked on using them, but I have no idea where I got it or what brand it was. So if you do go the gasket route on this car use the gasket that has some kind of silicone or rubber. I have tried a cork one as well I believe but hard to remember the results, but I think it was better than the paper style. I literally pull the motor like an average of 3-4 times a year at this point, so I go through a lot of stuff, I got like 4 5 gallon buckets filled with oil that I should get rid of at some point..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Autozone ftw for your oil. And yeah, for my Jeep diff, I am using these gaskets (from lubelocker) that do have a silicone raised area onto them and they work great. That'd be nice if they do that for the Subie engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 I just did another check, and it seems this oil temp sensor setup I have might also be leaking some oil. The oil pan his this basket on the inside around the bung, and my adapter oil plug with the thread through the center for a sensor doesn't have enough room. I think my oil temp sensor is hitting the basket inside the oil pan and not letting it seal properly cause it can't go in all the way. Or maybe I should use more plumbers tape to try and make a better seal. Shoulda cut that basket off or drilled a hole in it when I had the oil pan out..... This is a problem for future me, I am not going to throw away this expensive oil I just put in, will wait until its oil change time to deal with it. For reference, I am using something like this, not sure of the inside thread but its for whatever my oil temp sensor is. https://www.killerbmotorsport.net/oem-to-1-8npt-oil-temperature-sensor-adapter.html.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 So I was thinking I need to stock up on some Rotella T6 and found Amazon sells gallon jugs for 25 bucks, so I ordered 3. Considering I pay the same for a jug at Autozone for cheap dino oil this is a nice find. https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Rotella-Synthetic-1-Gallon-Single-Pack/dp/B01LH7L0KS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I usually get mine from Walmart. I buy multiple gallons online. They ship it for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 I didn't know it was so much cheaper online. If you go to any auto parts store your easily paying 35-40 bucks for a gallon, I paid 80 for a 2.5 gallon jug I believe from autozone. 25 bucks free shipping is a no brainer lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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