Oil pan leak

[White Stripe]

I am replacing my rear main seal in a few weeks on my 1994 80 series. I am going to replace the lower oil pan gasket and front crank seal as well at the same time. Is the upper oil pan gasket known for leaking? If so I will reseal that as well.

 

[cruiserdan]

The most common leak is from the rear arch on the upper oil pan. The rear main could possibly be OK. I resealed my pans ~13 years ago and my 24-year-old rear main is still holding.

 

[White Stripe]

The most common leak is from the rear arch on the upper oil pan. The rear main could possibly be OK. I resealed my pans ~13 years ago and my 24-year-old rear main is still holding.

It's just a silicone gasket right?

 

[OGBeno]

FIPG: 00295-00103

 

[icorradoi]

Yup, seems to usually be the case that it is the pan arch seal and not the rear main. Resealed mine a couple years ago. It's a pain in the ass, but not very difficult to perform.

Good thread on the reseal process:
Oil pan arch seal

 

[White Stripe]

I guess I'll get it in the air and really look at it then. Sounds like I have a rear main I won't need

 

[Malleus]

I guess I'll get it in the air and really look at it then. Sounds like I have a rear main I won't need

I'll take it off your hands.

 

[White Stripe]

I'll take it off your hands.

Ok. Let me verify it really isn't the rear main first. Btw it's a beck arnley seal fyi

 

[ChaunceyBronson]

Yup, seems to usually be the case that it is the pan arch seal and not the rear main. Resealed mine a couple years ago. It's a pain in the ass, but not very difficult to perform.

Good thread on the reseal process:
Oil pan arch seal

Thank You man.