Properly sealing timing cover to oil pan.
I just recently had to pull apart the water pump and the front timing cover on my engine after just recently getting it all back together. I guess I’m just destined to learn how to properly do things by often doing them twice. I thought I had adequately sealed up and reassembled the bottom of the timing cover to the oil pan but noticed soon after start up the engine was spewing oil out of the bottom of the timing cover. I tired to tighten down the bolts holding the bottom bracket and using rtv high temp silicone but it still leaked. It looks like there is a small gap between the bottom steel flange and the top of the front of the oil pan. So I decided to suck it up and broke down the entire front of the engine pulled everything apart and I’m giving it another attempt. I took pictures of the areas in question. How does everyone get this area to seal? Thicker gaskets, extra gaskets, lots of RTV, I though about bending the steel flange/bar at the bottom of the timing cover down slightly maybe for a better seal. I just don’t want to have to do this again.
I just recently had to pull apart the water pump and the front timing cover on my engine after just recently getting it all back together. I guess I’m just destined to learn how to properly do things by often doing them twice. I thought I had adequately sealed up and reassembled the bottom of the timing cover to the oil pan but noticed soon after start up the engine was spewing oil out of the bottom of the timing cover. I tired to tighten down the bolts holding the bottom bracket and using rtv high temp silicone but it still leaked. It looks like there is a small gap between the bottom steel flange and the top of the front of the oil pan. So I decided to suck it up and broke down the entire front of the engine pulled everything apart and I’m giving it another attempt. I took pictures of the areas in question. How does everyone get this area to seal? Thicker gaskets, extra gaskets, lots of RTV, I though about bending the steel flange/bar at the bottom of the timing cover down slightly maybe for a better seal. I just don’t want to have to do this again.
