oil leak: oil pan gasket

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

If you use locktite on any screw then you should remove them, clean the 
residue and re-apply... Is Locktite on these screws really necessary?

-Raffi

At 08:15 AM 9/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
>positive its the gasket. went under there right after
>i put it on and there it was, a leak at one of the
>bolts after i let the car warm up for a bit. i didnt
>use a rubber gasket, it was the thick paper kind, not
>cork, but not sure if its a composite.
>
>im going to try to re-torque it this afternoon. but
>another question, i used loctite. do i need to
>re-apply this before i retorque?
>
>dave
>
>
>--- John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net> wrote:
> > Dave,
> > Which gasket did you use?  Hopefully, it was the
> > thick
> > rubber one with the metal core.  I put mine on dry
> > (no
> > gasket dealer at all) and it doesn't leak a drop.
> > Are you
> > sure its the gasket leaking and not maybe the front
> > main
> > oil seal?
> >
> >
> > John
> > 87 16v
> > Long Beach
> >
> > dave t <pearl16v@yahoo.com>
> > |i just replaced the oil pan gasket to my 88 16v.
> > |lightly sealed both sides of the gasket w/ the grey
> > |stuff. put it on and torqued the bolts to what i
> > |thought was good. but im having a small leak. do i
> > |have to redo the job or can i just torque the bolts
> > to
> > |spec? over-torque? whats the best approach?
> > |
> >
> >
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