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Hey everybody. I just dropped the transmission pan on a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with the straight six in it. I changed the filter and fluid. The kit came with a new rubber gasket. I am fairly certain it all went together properly. Well now it seems to be leaking out the back end. Think I need to go back and re-drop the pan, or could i try to go back and maybe tighten the bolts on the side it seems to be dripping from. Its just the one side, and it’s just a maybe like 9 or 10 little spots for now. thanks, any advice would help.
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You need to add RTV sealant on you oil pan gasket to avoid leak. All gasket except the head gasket need RTV sealant to avoid leaks.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmp_CTX5jsEEN1U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmp_CTX5jsEEN1UI used hi-tack spray on adhesive to “stick” the gasket in place before installation. I figured that would keep it where it needed to be. I guess im just trying to avoid what appears to be the inevitable, taking the pan back down. I wont reuse the ATF +4, I’ll have to go buy some more.
You shouldn’t have to use any kind of sealant on auto trans pan gaskets as long as you correctly torque the bolts to factory spec and in a cris cross sequence, also don’t apply to much torque to the bolts or you run the rick of bending the flange.
did you over tighten the bolts? This will actually
squeeze the gasket out and cause a leak.if its not
to tight try and tighten them.did you tighten them
in a alternate pattern? No RTV please.Ok, here’s the scoop. I bought a new trans. filter set and 7 more quarts of ATF +4. I took the pan back off, cleaned, and reassembled. I did use blue RTV, but only on the pan side under the gasket so as to make sure it got a good seal and didn’t get any on the housing itself, or very little. I think College man and SDMAN1981 are very correct. I am pretty sure I torqued the fasteners down too tight causing my problem. I consulted the service manual, and found that they needed to be torqued to 13ft/lbs. So I did just that, in an alternating pattern starting in the middle to the outside. I also put the flange of the pan on a 2×4 and tapped down the inside of the flange at the fastener locations to correct any damage I may have caused due to over-tightening. Just wait and see now. Bad thing is I was daydreaming and forgot to put the magnet back in!!! I took it back down and put it back in and went through the whole torque process again. I hope this works.
If It’s not working, you will need an another oil pan gasket. Thanks to share the torque needed for this oil pan.
Well, almost a week and no leak. I’d say this one is fixed. Thanks for all the info and ideas. Could’nt have done it without you all. (“Stay dirty”-ETCG)
Ryan
hi,
I did the trans flush and filter on my 1998 4.0 engine
and the kit came with 2 gaskets,one fit and one did not as it had 2 different applications.
if you have the correct gasket installed,then you might have tightened the bolts to tight.
make sure the gasket is not pinched and oozing out the metal sides.
you probably will have to take the pan down and re do it.
hope it helps
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