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- From: jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jeffrey Mulligan)
- Subject: Re: Oilpan Gasket in Corolla
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.213815.25534@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: Gasket, Silicon, oilpan
- Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
- References: <1992Dec14.193104.13958@cbnews.cb.att.com> <1992Dec15.194259.23431@mcnc.org>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 21:38:15 GMT
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- brooks@mcnc.org (Theodore Edwin Brooks Jr) writes:
-
- >Try tightening the bolts on your oil pan first. It's free, and relatively
- >painless. Don't overtighten them though, or they'll break. Just snug will
- >do.
-
- Snug is right, but breaking the bolts is pretty unlikely.
- What happens more often with overtightening of oilpans (and valve covers)
- is that the pan deforms, making it impossible to ever get a good seal.
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