Thinking I botched this one...
I have a slow ATF leak, I noticed that I didn't tighten the bolts all the way from when I did it 3 years ago. Figured the Autozone rubber gasket was probably toast after 80k (no squish left) so after some reading here it sounded like Permatex Ultra Grey might be best. Pulled the pan, cleaned it best I could, put a thin bead around the pan perimeter, on the raised lip that this has. Put on finger tight, waited an hour, torqued to 5 ft-lbs. I then disobeyed instructions and filled. I haven't started it but while messing around with other things I noticed that I seem to have a leak from around one of the bolt holes... I have to double check on this before I condemn it (got dragged away).
Where it's not a dead flat surface on the pan is a gasket better? As in, RTV best on flat not convex surfaces?
I have a slow ATF leak, I noticed that I didn't tighten the bolts all the way from when I did it 3 years ago. Figured the Autozone rubber gasket was probably toast after 80k (no squish left) so after some reading here it sounded like Permatex Ultra Grey might be best. Pulled the pan, cleaned it best I could, put a thin bead around the pan perimeter, on the raised lip that this has. Put on finger tight, waited an hour, torqued to 5 ft-lbs. I then disobeyed instructions and filled. I haven't started it but while messing around with other things I noticed that I seem to have a leak from around one of the bolt holes... I have to double check on this before I condemn it (got dragged away).
Where it's not a dead flat surface on the pan is a gasket better? As in, RTV best on flat not convex surfaces?
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