this engine needs to be COMPLETELY disassembled to make sure everything is 100% correctly machined/sized/installed correctly---a plan for just changing the oil pan while might be the cause still leaves hundreds of possible combinations for mistakes to go unnoticed and eventually will cause a complete disaster from continuing to run it without finding the cause--------


We have tried to relate to him what the possibilities could be for this to happen and he seems to be mostly doing a dance around with your blessing------------