"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
09/24/2020 at 21:17 • Filed to: None
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"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
09/24/2020 at 21:17 • Filed to: None | 0
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In attempting to replace my 2001 Civic’s oil pan gasket, I’ve run into something odd. I’ve got the oil pan removed, and on the one end where it dips down to go around the crank, there seem to be some sort of very squishy rubber seal type thing. I suspect that that’s where it has actually been leaking from. It seems like a very flexible rubber seal of some sort, but it isn’t the crank seal. I’ve got a spare crank seal, and it’s a much more solid, non-flexible perfectly round thing. This other... thing... is really soft. I can flex it with a single finger, and poke it back, but if I try to put it back into position, it doesn’t want to fit right. It seems like it may be stretched. Either way, it seems like it should probably be replaced. I have no idea what it is, though. Nothing online seems to correspond with what it is.
It’s not part of the gasket. That I was able to remove without issue. This other ... thing... is tucked behind the crank pulley. I’m almost wondering if it is part of the timing cover gasket.
Any one have any ideas?
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
09/24/2020 at 22:06 |
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The “apply liquid gasket here” means exactly what it says. At the factory they use form- a- gasket for that area. You’ll need to scrape all the old stuff off and apply a fresh b ead.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
09/24/2020 at 22:14 |
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As near as I could figure, they applied it on the casting marks on the block, and only right where the curve around the crank starts, not the entire circumference.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
09/24/2020 at 22:36 |
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I think I figured out what the part is - it’s the lower timing cover gasket:
https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~rubber~seal~11831-PLC-000.html?vin=&make=Honda&model=Civic&year=2001&submodel=&extra1=4%20Door%20DX&extra2=KA%204AT&filter=()
I’m thinking the crank seal is leaking which would explain the oil coming from behind it.
The little tab sticking down is the thing I see that dips down around the crank:
(The bit I see sticking down is circled in red). I guess that’s it.
RacinBob
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
09/24/2020 at 23:35 |
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its “!!!!! Hondabond!!!!!” https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Honda-Hondabond-08717-1194-applications/dp/B00STVCWYY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=hondabond&qid=1601004676&sr=8-2
Trust me, it is like the most wonderful silicon seal material in the universe. It’s used in this application to assure that the gasket stays in place when you put the pan in.. The same thing is true for the valve cover gasket over the cam bearings, It is very good stuff.
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> RacinBob
09/25/2020 at 00:24 |
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My mechanical mentor claimed a similar looking grey silicon my by Dow that cost over $100/tube (special order only, speced sealant for certain Ferrari applications back in day) was better, but otherwise Hondabond is God’s gift to sealant.