02-25-2012, 08:29 PM | #1 |
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oil pan leaks
What methods have those of you used to fix the oil pan leak problem with the 6.2 engines? A buddy of mine took his to dealership and got it back still leaking and this happened to me as well.
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02-25-2012, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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To do it right you need to replace the seal, and that is really hard with the engine in the car
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02-25-2012, 09:55 PM | #3 |
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Mine leaks to, i'm just to lazy to take it to the ler. I'm surprised that the dealer didn't fix it right, maybey there's an underlying issue.
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02-25-2012, 10:26 PM | #4 |
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Yeah I'm real disappointed in my dealership. My neighbor suggested just applying a bead of silicon gasket goo on the outside area where it is leaking from. Anybody think this might work?
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02-26-2012, 08:38 AM | #5 |
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Please don't do that. I've taken apart a few older engines that someone did that too to try to stop leaks of some sort...the engines still leaked, and it just made it a nightmare to work on the engines and get them cleaned up.
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02-26-2012, 09:28 AM | #7 |
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You don't need to pull the engine to replace the oil pan gasket.
It's NOT an easy job, but it can be done with the engine in the car.
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02-26-2012, 09:53 AM | #8 |
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02-26-2012, 11:08 AM | #9 |
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The brace is right below the pan, so you cannot remove the pan more than 2 inches. And nothing is a striaght shot. A five min job with engine out. Turns into a 2 hour job. But it would take easy 2 hours to get the engine out, so it is better to fight it. Make sure the seal is in striaght, really easy to get wrong since you cant see anything
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03-21-2012, 04:15 PM | #10 |
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Dropped mine off today "oil Leak"...Oil pan gasket...They said
8 hours to change (GM Notes)...He says his mechanic will do it in 4 hours...Has done a few...Will see when i pick it up tomorrow... |
03-21-2012, 05:49 PM | #11 |
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I lifted the engine with a cherry picker and lowered the k-member a bit. I still couldn't get the oil pan off, but it was down far enough to slide the gasket around the oil pick up. The Whipple made it where I couldn't lift the engine as much as those with a stock intake. If you still have a warranty, I would let the dealer do it. If you do it yourself, don't forget to apply rtv at the corners where it meets the front and rear covers.
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03-21-2012, 07:00 PM | #12 |
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Dropped mine off on Monday for "oil leak", got a call the same day saying it was the oil cooler that was leaking. They replaced it. Have not picked it up yet, so i can't verify if there is no more leak.
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03-21-2012, 07:31 PM | #13 |
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Took my dealer less than 4 hours to replace my oil pan gasket. No more leaks!
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03-23-2012, 08:25 PM | #14 |
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