Oil pan leak

[Vinnybin]

Yesterday I sold my primary car and was going to drive VX for a bit untill I find a replacement. This morning I woke up to this..
Here is what it looks like.

What do I do?

[tom4bren]

Oil pan gasket shouldn't be difficult or $$$ to replace.

[JoFotoz]

Yup..

New gasket..

Edited out my tranny comments.. I was thinking wrong pan DOHH!


jo

[rowhard]

you might also try snugging up all the bolts equally. (Proper Torque is 96 ft in if you have a torque wrench). Spray it down with a cleaner and re check in a day. Also check fluid level and top up. correct procedure is on page 1328 of the workshop manual which you can download here.

[PK]

Don't know if it is just my eyes, but in that 3rd photo the oil pan looks cracked.

I don't think the gasket would go that bad overnight. It would take months to develop.

Just on the off chance, check the transmission oil cooler lines.

PK

[Makocross]

Check the gear selector. There is an "O" ring that goes bad. It takes a special tool "4L30 gear selector O-ring removal and installation too" do not try to replace it without that tool.
Mike

[IndianaVX]

We have an oil pan gasket??? Mine had orange silicone on it as a gasket, manual said use silicone, and I used silicone for my "gasket"!

[tom4bren]

Oil pan gasket shouldn't be difficult or $$$ to replace.

We have an oil pan gasket??? Mine had orange silicone on it as a gasket, manual said use silicone, and I used silicone for my "gasket"!

OK smart arse. Lemme revise my suggestion:

Remove pan, clean off old RTV, schlep on new RTV, re-install pan.

HAPPY????

[IndianaVX]

Heck yeah I'm happy! Thought I may have goofed suptin up!!

[JoFotoz]

LOL..semantics..shmemantics!

RTV = gasket too...IMO!


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Jo