Upper oil pan arch seal renew (3 Viewers)

[landtank]

Contacted my buddy who has my original manual and he confirmed that I’ve not been following the procedure properly. It doesn’t show the FPIG around the holes.

But I’ve never have one leak, but when I’ve had to remove one it was damn near impossible. Likely because there is no crack at the edge to get started.

 

[Malleus]

Admittedly, it wouldn't hurt...and obviously hasn't.

 

[clx16]

You should always circle the holes if you are a diyer. You need to use up more fipg without it squeezing into the pan but you also paid good money for that fipg and next time you go to use it it will be hard as a rock and you want to feel like you got your monies worth.

That is what I was taught long before I ever owned any toyotas and I am sticking to it.

I have evidence to back up my theory as I have at least 2 tubes of hard fipg that I am keeping so that no one thinks I've stopped hoarding.

 

[alia176]

Admittedly, it wouldn't hurt...and obviously hasn't.

I was under it this morning before the drive to work and all is well. Granted, not a lot of mileage has been logged since Monday night but we'll see. Sure looks nice to see clean areas under the engine for a change.

I did the bolt hole circle thing originally when this thread was created but not this time on either oil pans so only time will tell I s'pose.

 

[Malleus]

I wouldn't know how to act if I got under a Land Cruiser that wasn't oily...I think I'd pour a gallon of oil in it really quick, just to stave off the heart palpitations.

I used to work with an Aussie who told me his dad would paint the underside of his 40 with used oil at every oil change, and then drive it through high grass so his mom wouldn't gripe about oil on the driveway. He said it didn't have a spot of rust on it and they lived on the coast.

 

[landtank]

From my experience it's kind of a pick your poison thing...wet and oily or dry and rusty.