Hi,
I just replaced the filter/screen and gasket with a Ford gasket that is supposed to be reusable (fairly stiff rubber with a couple of ribs that run the entire perimeter of the gasket near both the inner and outer edges).
I cleaned both mating surfaces (there wasn't much on either as the old gasket was the same material and supposedly doesn't require any type of sealant) and initially tightened all 14 bolts finger tight.
I then torqued them in an alternating pattern to the specified torque setting in my Haynes manual of a maximum of 120 inch pounds.
The pan is leaking. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct torque setting or if there are any bulletins indicating that a sealant should indeed be used?
If the torque setting needs to be higher will I need to drop the pan and clean the fluid off of the mating surfaces before retorquing or will the fluid trapped between the ribs either be trapped or eventually work its way out either internally or externally?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
I just replaced the filter/screen and gasket with a Ford gasket that is supposed to be reusable (fairly stiff rubber with a couple of ribs that run the entire perimeter of the gasket near both the inner and outer edges).
I cleaned both mating surfaces (there wasn't much on either as the old gasket was the same material and supposedly doesn't require any type of sealant) and initially tightened all 14 bolts finger tight.
I then torqued them in an alternating pattern to the specified torque setting in my Haynes manual of a maximum of 120 inch pounds.
The pan is leaking. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct torque setting or if there are any bulletins indicating that a sealant should indeed be used?
If the torque setting needs to be higher will I need to drop the pan and clean the fluid off of the mating surfaces before retorquing or will the fluid trapped between the ribs either be trapped or eventually work its way out either internally or externally?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.