"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
08/22/2020 at 23:44 • Filed to: civic ownership is weird, civic, My car is trying to reenact the Exon Valdez, When in doubt put down cardboard
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"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
08/22/2020 at 23:44 • Filed to: civic ownership is weird, civic, My car is trying to reenact the Exon Valdez, When in doubt put down cardboard | 0
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Sigh. I replaced it like two weeks ago. I’ve only driven the Civic a few times since then, and didn’t notice anything. Then tonight, I got a better look at the cardboard I had underneath of it (which I kept there, just in case things leaked
. And they did leak)
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I’m thinking that maybe I didn’t torque things down enough. But I’m also terrified to torque them down any more, as I’ve heard it’s really easy to snap those pan bolts off. Like 10 ft-lbs. I don’t even have anything that will measure that low. So what are my options here?
- Hope that it goes away on it’s own (unlikely)
- Disassemble everything again, try cleaning the surfaces more, and replace the gasket (again)?
- Disassemble everything, and RTV the snot out of everything before putting it back together. (Seems like a bad idea - it’s a gasket. It shouldn’t really require any additional liquid gasket material, right?).
If I do disassemble everything (which is likely), do I still need to replace the funky metal gasket thing on the exhaust? I replaced it the first time. It seems... excessive to have to replace it again, especially when everything is held together with some fairly large springs.
This is partly why I wan’t an EV. I like cars, but experiences like this leave me frustrated. I thought I did a good job, and everything was good. Two weeks later... nope. Cars are fun. Car maintenance out of necessity... often not as fun.
atfsgeoff
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/23/2020 at 00:05 |
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Just get a 1/4" torque wrench that measures in inch-lbs, convert by multiplying ft lbs by 12, set to 120 inch-pounds, bob’s your uncle
https://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-drive-click-type-torque-wrench-63881.html
onlytwowheels
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/23/2020 at 01:32 |
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Did you thoroughly clean both the block and pan surface? Did you tighten bolts in 2 stages, first just snug, the torqued? Were the bolts tightened in a criss cross pattern, starting from the center? Is the oil pan bolt flange bent?
Can you get your hands on a tube of Yamabond 4 of Threebond 1215?
GoodIdeaAtTheTime
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/23/2020 at 07:53 |
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Double check the torque spec, 10 ft lbs sounds a little high for 6x1.00 thread, usually 65-80 inch pounds is sufficient . Check the pan for any visible deformation and the block for any knicks, gou ges, or low spots, they make chemical gasket remover for a reason, I never recommend power tools to remove old gaskets, the stuff I’ve seen over the years.