engine wear

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by 90ZR1#1221

It has an aftermarket unit in it. I contacted the guy who installed the aftermarket unit and pulled the original out. He said it's in his barn somewhere which is a 40x100 pole barn full of stuff soooo finding it might be difficult.

Ron and I were talking with steve's corette parts out of staten island at carlise and I think they had some radios for the early cars. I tried their site stevescorvetteparts.net and it seems to be down, but it does have a phone number 374-217-0362

[Dynomite]

I use AMSOIL 10W 40 but others have their own Preference

[Blownrunner]

I think that removing the oil pan, baffle, pick-up tube, cleaning everything up and getting all the junk removed , and ops check the low oil sensor would be great preventative maintenance. Love to see pictures on this. How do you support the engine and remove the pan if you raise the engine with a 2x4 under the pan? How do you support it?

Thanks.

[90ZR1#1221]

I just lifted the engine to get all bolts out of the front of the pan. Then lowered it back down and removed the heat shields from around the converters, removed the last four studs and had to wiggle the pan to get it out. But it came out relatively easy. I think I spent more time searching around for tools then actually getting the pan out.

[90ZR1#1221]

Well pan gasket number one was a failure. It still leaks. Going to recheck I torqued everything correctly then go from there. At least everything is clean and it should only take about an hour to get it all apart.

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by 90ZR1#1221

Well pan gasket number one was a failure. It still leaks. Going to recheck I torqued everything correctly then go from there. At least everything is clean and it should only take about an hour to get it all apart.

What exactly happened? Gasket slip or break?
When you have everything in place and bolts in place with some snugged up, you can see the gasket between pan and block....visibly make sure the gasket is at the edge of the pan as you torque the bolts ALL AROUND AND EVEN. If the gasket starts moving on you....suspect oil or something on gasket.

[90ZR1#1221]

It's leaking from the front so I'm thinking either the gasket moved a bit or I over/under torqued those little bolts. I torqued everything in sequence according to the manual.

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by 90ZR1#1221

It's leaking from the front so I'm thinking either the gasket moved a bit or I over/under torqued those little bolts. I torqued everything in sequence according to the manual.

Those three little bolts on front take less torque.....but you know that.

If you used anything on the gasket it is best to let it get real tacky (almost dry) so the gasket does not slip around.

Do NOT forget the "O" ring on the Oil Pickup (Oil Pump Suction Pipe Seal).

Keep an eye on the gasket as you tighten bolts to make sure it stays even with the outer edge of the oil pan/block.

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by 90ZR1#1221

Well pan gasket number one was a failure. It still leaks. Going to recheck I torqued everything correctly then go from there. At least everything is clean and it should only take about an hour to get it all apart.

And you are absolutely sure it's coming from the gasket?
The reason I ask is sometimes you can end up chasing your
tail on such things. There a are some well known sources
of leakage at the front of the engine on the passenger side.
They end up dribbling along side the engine almost invisibly
until the reach the pan. Just food for thought.

[SteelBlueZR1]

Read this from Haibeck on finding and fixing oil leaks on LT5.
http://www.zr1specialist.com/HAT%20W...0the%20LT5.pdf