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Old 12-19-2015, 06:01 AM #16
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Thread revival time! Was it the pan gasket (RTV failure)? i've got what looks like a pan gasket failure also... looking for tips as usual on here!
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Yeah pretty sure mine leaks as well, oil all round it and lots of crap on front of engine from the fan blowing it back and up a little. You dont have to remove the front diff i think dropping it down should do the trick. I will be doing this here soon so i will find out. Im a mechanic so i woukd just bri g it to myself to do, so im stuck doing it either way, same me a lot of money though. The oil pan is sealed with rtv not a gasket btw.
Were you able to just lower the diff down or did it have to come all the way out?
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I just removed my skid plate and realized that my oil pan leak keeps getting worse. Now I add a quart of oil every 4k miles.

The price to fix this leak is expensive since it requires the removal of the front differential. Is there anything else that I should have replaced when I do eventually get it fixed?
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Changing oil pan gasket *advice*
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I just removed my skid plate and realized that my oil pan leak keeps getting worse. Now I add a quart of oil every 4k miles.

The price to fix this leak is expensive since it requires the removal of the front differential. Is there anything else that I should have replaced when I do eventually get it fixed?

If you haven’t done so already, it may be worth a shot. But you could try gently tightening the pan bolts in the event that they are loose. Which reminds me, I need to check mine. I had my pan replaced in February 2015 and there seems to be a little bit of dampness from the driver side, right beneath the oil filter.


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I haven't tried that, but the oil pan is one of those things where you have to make sure you tighten it down evenly, otherwise one side will squeeze down while the other side will lift up and potentially start leaking.

I don't think there is all that much RTV left anyway
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I just removed my skid plate and realized that my oil pan leak keeps getting worse. Now I add a quart of oil every 4k miles.

The price to fix this leak is expensive since it requires the removal of the front differential. Is there anything else that I should have replaced when I do eventually get it fixed?
Might consider replacing front diff bushings since it will be out. Good time to replace axle seals if they are leaking too.
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