Thread: Timing chain: Chain stretch due to out sourced or imported parts

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Oh bugger. I couldn't drop the pan with the motor in the car. Even took mounts loose and raised motor to the point I was raising the body of the car. Transmission was hitting tunnel of coarse. LOLs. Have you ever tried to put a new gasket on one of these with the motor still in the car and pan won't drop. Let me tell you.....no fun at all. Anyway, while under there I find that I allowed myself to be duped. It is not a 396 4 bolt main. It's a 454 2 bolt main. Guess I should've ran the block numbers, even though it was 4 n the morning. My fault. Got the new pan gasket installed and no leaks. Installed 20w50 and my oil pressure is much better at idle. Now never drops below 40psi even at temperature. Whatever is wrong with motor will just have be taken care of when I have time to pull it.

David

Originally Posted by Stovebolter

Oh bugger. I couldn't drop the pan with the motor in the car. Even took mounts loose and raised motor to the point I was raising the body of the car. Transmission was hitting tunnel of coarse. LOLs. Have you ever tried to put a new gasket on one of these with the motor still in the car and pan won't drop. Let me tell you.....no fun at all. Anyway, while under there I find that I allowed myself to be duped. It is not a 396 4 bolt main. It's a 454 2 bolt main. Guess I should've ran the block numbers, even though it was 4 n the morning. My fault. Got the new pan gasket installed and no leaks. Installed 20w50 and my oil pressure is much better at idle. Now never drops below 40psi even at temperature. Whatever is wrong with motor will just have be taken care of when I have time to pull it.

David

i use to have to re gasket oil pans in boats that was fun but there was some super gasket glue we used that helped that was before you could buy a one pc pan gasket . used the same glue at the body shop for oil pans jobs OMC type M was worth it,s weight in gold