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Oil Gasket Replacement Job?
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migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
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desertrat
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For the first time in 7 years I decided to get my oil changed at a place instead of doing it on my own. For a number of reasons I have just had not had the time. They proceed to tell me the my oil pan is leaking, and I should get a new gasket at some point. I had replaced a gasket on a 20+ y/o F150 transmission before and that was not fun at all so I agreed and got it the next day.
Take a look at how they replaced (hopefully) my gasket and how a leak was attempted to be sealed.
I will be returning tomorrow for the third time to let them know it is leaking. Last time they said it was the plug, this time I put the car up and found the leak myself.
At this point I won't say who it was that did this, because they have provided great service before so I will see how this goes. I'm not expecting a problem but I will have to see this on the rack not leaking before I drive it home.
Can you tell if the pan bolts have been turned?
Sometimes.
dn0121
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For the first time in 7 years I decided to get my oil changed at a place instead of doing it on my own. For a number of reasons I have just had not had the time. They proceed to tell me the my oil pan is leaking, and I should get a new gasket at some point. I had replaced a gasket on a 20+ y/o F150 transmission before and that was not fun at all so I agreed and got it the next day.
Take a look at how they replaced (hopefully) my gasket and how a leak was attempted to be sealed.
I will be returning tomorrow for the third time to let them know it is leaking. Last time they said it was the plug, this time I put the car up and found the leak myself.
At this point I won't say who it was that did this, because they have provided great service before so I will see how this goes. I'm not expecting a problem but I will have to see this on the rack not leaking before I drive it home.
Can you tell if the pan bolts have been turned?
Sometimes.
Yea, it was opened and I would guess put the gasket in. They just didn't close it correctly.
huntr1
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Jimmy Rader in Hughesville does excellent work (if the drive is not too far for you).
clevalley
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dn0121
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The manager called me today and said they got a call from corporate and will do what it takes to get it right. He also said that the Chrysler oil gasket does not go all around, so I look online and found that he is correct. This is why sealant was used and is actually in the instructions. (Im not sure it should be that messy though. Im going to give them another shot to get it right, because they have always done right by me in the past.
SoMDGirl42
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At least they didn't try duct tape.
Don't laugh. I actually had a shop repair a leaky exhaust system by wrapping it in duct tape. It was NOT funny
I guess they figured I was a woman and wouldn't know the difference. 
clevalley
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DN - throw the
flag real quick. The front seal should be the front oil seal, which sits on the bottom of the timing gear chain cover and rests on the front of the oil pan... it will overlap the gasket you have shown to complete the 360 degree seal of the oil pan. It should not be loose silicone.I not familiar with your engine, but old V8's are like this, and the newer engines still have the same concept.
Pete
Repete
Don't laugh. I actually had a shop repair a leaky exhaust system by wrapping it in duct tape. It was NOT funny
I bet it smelled great once the pipes got nice and ot and the tape melted.
SoMDGirl42
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dn0121
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DN - throw the
I not familiar with your engine, but old V8's are like this, and the newer engines still have the same concept.
Its the oil pan gasket, not engine seal.
Its Chrysler, I found pictures of it online (its in my post.) I know what a normal manufacturer would do but this is Chrysler were talking about. There is a reason this car is rated as the worst used car you could buy. For me it has been a good car for the past 7 years. I got it used for $15k with 19K miles so Im not complaining too much.
dn0121
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I took my car back in yesterday with my pictures and some knowledge (thanks clevalley) and when the manager viewed the pictures he was surprised to say the least. Another counter person shook his head and kind of laughed in disbelief at how bad it looked.
They called me this morning and said after they cleaned it off they found damage to the side cover and will be ordering a new one. They are of course paying for it, apologized many times, and said the mechanic would be dealt with. It seems this was the fault of a single mechanic and I am satisfied so far with the outcome.
They called me this morning and said after they cleaned it off they found damage to the side cover and will be ordering a new one. They are of course paying for it, apologized many times, and said the mechanic would be dealt with. It seems this was the fault of a single mechanic and I am satisfied so far with the outcome.
dn0121
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Well I got the car back Friday and its fine now. I inspected it on the lift and it was all clean and free of leaks. They fixed it right and Im happy. Hopefully the mechanic gets some training on what he did wrong. I figure he was trying to cover up his mistake and I think he was new too. Hope he learned his lesson.
huntr1
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Good to hear.
Shop name? Any shop that admits their error and fixes it without fighting deserves a call out. Good on them.
dn0121
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Mr Tire in California