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no havnt done that, oil pans goin to have to wait a bit unfortunately. Thanks for the tip on rtv though, iv sure been using it very thinly on both sides of all gaskets (dont know where i picked that up, a amateur thing i suppose lol) >from what iv read the i.m. just needs a lil black rtv on the rubber 'cross gaskets' like u said & mabe the a dab on the corner of intake gasket.. sound about right? :-D
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bay...You mentioned your RP oil being expensive....you must dump your oil and filter after this job as there will be coolant in it.
When you do your oil pump, do the rear main also...since you are in there.
When you do your oil pump, do the rear main also...since you are in there.
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Hey bay, I second the rear main seal and oil pump. There are great post about changing the seal. Save yourself wasted time trying to take the oil pan off without jacking up the engine, just jack it up about three inches, don't now how anyone could get the oil pan off otherwise. Rear main seal and oil pump change are relatively cheap. The new oil pan gasket costs about the same as the oil pump itself. Mine was about $100 total for everything at the bottom. My oil pressure was vastly improved with the new oil pump, didn't realize how worn out the old pump was. Kind-of a pita, but I considered it bonding time with my girlfriend (the truck, in case my wife reads this!). I hope everything else your doing goes well for you. I did all that by myself and it turned out great, this should inspire you, I'm an idiot.
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Hey bay, I second the rear main seal and oil pump. There are great post about changing the seal. Save yourself wasted time trying to take the oil pan off without jacking up the engine, just jack it up about three inches, don't now how anyone could get the oil pan off otherwise. Rear main seal and oil pump change are relatively cheap. The new oil pan gasket costs about the same as the oil pump itself. Mine was about $100 total for everything at the bottom. My oil pressure was vastly improved with the new oil pump, didn't realize how worn out the old pump was. Kind-of a pita, but I considered it bonding time with my girlfriend (the truck, in case my wife reads this!). I hope everything else your doing goes well for you. I did all that by myself and it turned out great, this should inspire you, I'm an idiot.
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