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Vinnybin
09/09/2014, 05:00 AM
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..http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/image136.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25104)
Here is what it looks like.http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/image137.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25105)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/2/thumbs/image134.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25102)
What do I do?

tom4bren
09/09/2014, 09:23 AM
Oil pan gasket shouldn't be difficult or $$$ to replace.

JoFotoz
09/09/2014, 11:05 AM
Yup..

New gasket..

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


jo

rowhard
09/09/2014, 11:27 AM
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.:yesy:

PK
09/09/2014, 05:54 PM
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
09/10/2014, 12:40 PM
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
09/10/2014, 04:46 PM
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
09/11/2014, 05:44 AM
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
09/11/2014, 04:29 PM
:dance::dance::dance::dan_ban::dan_ban::dance::dan ce::dance:

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

JoFotoz
09/11/2014, 04:34 PM
LOL..semantics..shmemantics!

RTV = gasket too...IMO!


www.youtube.com/watch?v=21CvanhKILA

:clap::dan_ban::clap:

Jo