Oil pan gasket?

[Scott89TTA]

After cleaning out the pan from my blown head gasket I'm getting ready to put it back together...using a new cork gasket. Should I just clean everything up with brake clean and put it together dry or do I need some silicone or maybe something like Permatex spray to make the cork sticky?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Razor]

Two thought.. you can install it dry, or coat it with contact cement/gasket glue. Dont use RTV on cork gaskets

Be less messy installing it dry. Dont overtorque it or it will split.

 

[Scott89TTA]

Two thought.. you can install it dry, or coat it with contact cement/gasket glue. Dont use RTV on cork gaskets

Be less messy installing it dry. Dont overtorque it or it will split.

ok...what is the torque spec for the cork gasket (_ in. lbs) ?

I am also replacing the stock oil pick-up tube/screen per recomendations...the new one I have is a Melling. It looks the same in shape but the screen area is different...the stock unit is just a screen with the small (dime size) valve I guess. The new one has around a 1" wide strap of thin metal across the screen and does not have the the small valve in the screen. Is this just a newer design or is it the wrong one?

thanks,
Scott

 

[Razor]

Why are you messing with the OEM pickup. Leave that alone unless its crushed or has some damage.

The back of the OEM pickup has a flapper in case the bottom clogs it can suck oil in still.

Some things on the car leave alone unless absolutely necessary to mess with.

 

[Scott89TTA]

Why are you messing with the OEM pickup. Leave that alone unless its crushed or has some damage.

The back of the OEM pickup has a flapper in case the bottom clogs it can suck oil in still.

Some things on the car leave alone unless absolutely necessary to mess with.

definitely have to drop the pan if gasket blew into the valley with stock/ composite type gaskets
buy a new oil pickup too because the old stock fibers as well as the nylon from timing gear as artie mentioned will be all over the screen and the stock pickup has a bypass flap and it wont be sealing well after 20yrs
,and because getting the pan off on the tta is no fun (you have to lift the engine up) might as well do the rear main while your there

get some liquid teflon for the bolt threads

and i'd hold off on putting antifreeze in until she's been through a couple heat cycles and your sure its not leaking into the oil , distilled will do fine , if alls good add some RMI and go beat the tar out of it ,

like I said it was recomended...

It does not appear to be damaged...just dirty...don't know if the bypass flapper is working correctly or not? I just figured it wouldn't hurt to put a new one in while it was apart.



Scott

 

[stickybones]

When I blew my headgasket recently, my pickup was completely covered with gasket material. I simply cleaned it thoroughly (with soapy water and a garden hose) and plan to reuse it.