ok so disaster once again. FML.
got brand new genuine p72 oil pan, new gasket.
cleaned the sh*t out of the block surface with brake cleaner, scraper, rag.
using no sealer, put all the bolts in finger tight in order, then went round the tightening procedure many, many times with little tweaks until I got all the bolts perfect, torque set to 12NM.
the gasket had a nice even squeeze the whole way around the pan where I could see, not protruding from the pan more than about 1mm.
http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/s...nder/photo.jpg
filled the car up with oil, came back an hour later and checked it, perfect. started it for a bit, came back another hour later to find a nice fkn fat leak on ONE corner where the block meets the clutch housing.
http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/s...er/photo-5.jpg
http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/s...er/photo-4.jpg
http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/s...er/photo-2.jpg
I seriously cannot figure out what could cause this big a leak when I'm pretty certain I did everything exactly right, and the rest of the pan seems to have a perfect seal.
this has got me so down right now, so any help would be really appreciated....
(images are linked because they are too high resolution.)
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