oil leak quick fix

[Voodoo]

sounds dogey, but is there some sort of sealant that can be used to block leaks temperary, my oil pan seal is leaking abit and i need some sort of quick fix, as by the time i get car back from panel beaters i wont have much time before its entered into a show, and ive been told engine has to be lifted to get at it?

[z|gen]

err..excuse my dumbness..but is the oil pan the same as the sump ?
cause if so..you dont need to lift the engine..just unbolt it from underneath and get some goop shiz..cant remember what it's called, but if you go to your toyota or repco..they might be tell you..and then just seal it that way..

but if the oil pan is not what i think it is..then disregard what i said up there..

[fangsport]

or drain the oil out before the show so it dsn't end up on the floor!!!!!!LOL

[Voodoo]

haha, yeah sorry, i ment sump,

[evil_si]

na sealant over a leak wont really work unless ur very lucky,
engine shouldnt have to cum out to do it, mind u what is it exactly?
id just drop the sump, clean it up and refit with new silicon

[z|gen]

heh..that was the word i was looking for to use before in my post, silicon..its a black goopy shit..and sticks to your fingers

[Voodoo]

engines a 4agze in a ae85, so is the sump just sealed with silicon? or is a seal and silicon used? a mech mate of mind recond it would need to be lifted up abit to get at it, but i havent had a decent look, at panel beaters at mo, so ill have a decent look when i get it back

[thaphatty]

mate has one of them old boxy beemers and its $&#$% low, knocked a hole the sump, bogged it up works well. good temporary fix untill you get it tig/mig welded back up.

[Spannergal]

if its from the top of the sump then sealant will def help - david's right silicons the right stuff for the job

[Voodoo]

yeah its just coming from the top of sump, where it seals, so just old plain silicon will do, like thew sh*t ya can get a mitre 10 etc?

[z|gen]

im not sure if the stuff from mitre 10 will be best to use, but if its really cheap - might be worth a try, the stuff we use at toyota, as toyota written on it, and comes in a white squezze tube, Mr. Revhead might know the stuff im talking about if you ask him, unless you wanna wait till thursday, when i can check for you and get a price on it ?

[Voodoo]

cheers, ill give Warrick a try,

[badidas]

sump pans have a gaskit usualy carboard that will need replacing and put a small amount of silicon on each side of the new gaskit

[Spannergal]

a lot of idiots must have lot them at tech coz I never seen one

[kingcorolla]

...the stuff we use at toyota, as toyota written on it, and comes in a white squezze tube...

ye, its F.I.P.G (fit in place gasket)

and i thought most toyotas dont have sump gaskets? just silicone.

[z|gen]

well, as far as i know, non of the toyotas i have worked on, and removed the sump on them have had a cardboard gasket and silicon, and even when replacing the sump gasket, iv never gone to see the parts boys for a sump gasket - always used silicon..it seems to do the trick..

[levin_it_large]

sorry to use ur thread but would silicone work on an exhaust leak or should i use a putty type compound?

[z|gen]

theres special exhaust cement which you can buy also..
depending on where the leak is..usually, youd replace the gasket, and put exhaust cement around it to seal..

[Voodoo]

ok i had alook at my spare 4agze and yeah , just a silicon is used to seal sump and a cover type thing for bottom of engine/top of sump? that a first i thought might be a seal , so anyway ill grab some silicon for repco , and give it a try if i get my car back in time for panel shop,
but before i drain oil and do this is there anything i need to be careful of, or any advice on doing this, as i dont want to end up with a bigger leak if it dosnt seal well

Cheers

[kingcorolla]

this is what id do..

-drain the oil
-whip the sump off
-scrape up the left over gasket on both sump and block
-clean both surfaces up real nice with a wire wheel on a drill
-Check for any dents in sump, or any reason to cause a leak
-apply generous amounts of silicone on sump surface
-whip the sump back on
-do the bolts up a little tighter if u feel the need!

should be mint after that