[V8] Oil Leak - New Pan Gasket

[Jeremy Ward]

Well, I was feeling ambitious today. In addition to the new RPM sensor, I 
put in a new oil pan gasket. I drove up to Seattle last Saturday and noticed 
a mess of oil under the car the next morning:
http://198.107.18.114/V8Q/pics/Oil-Leak.jpg
http://198.107.18.114/V8Q/pics/YouSmellSomething.jpg
 <http://198.107.18.114/V8Q/pics/Sump(no-Cover).jpg> 
I bought a new paper gasket and at the suggestion of a few listers, I also 
bought some high-temp red silicone gasket sealer. Tony suggested that I not 
only scrape the 2 surfaces clean, but also use two ballpen hammers to 
flatten out the lip of the steel oil pan. He says when it gets installed, it 
sucks down to make a good seal around the bolts; when you reinstall, make it 
flat again so it can do the same thing once more.
 There are a TON of 10mm bolts holding that thing on there, and the ones at 
the back are a pain in the arse; make sure not to cross thread any of them 
and only torque them to 7ft lbs. My 3/8 torque wrench doesn't go that low, 
so I used my 1/4 and set it for 84in lbs.
 I was noticing leaking from around the oil filter corner, which could be 
the oil pan gasket, the oil filter gasket, or as Dave Head suggested the oil 
pressure sender - the dude with the 2 wires coming off the bottom of it seen 
here:
http://198.107.18.114/V8Q/pics/Sump(no-Cover).jpg
 I didn't replace the oil pressure sender, but the initial results after the 
test drive look good. Now I just have to take her on a nice long drive again 
>:-)
 Cheers,
 - Jeremy