[V8] Found an Oil Pan for the V8

[Luis CaifanSC]

That's dedication!

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:49 PM, Bob <bkrussow at comcast.net> wrote:

> 2 weeks ago I drove to Green Bay WI, that's 280 miles one way or about 4
> 1/2 hours drive time, to a UPull it yard that had a 1991 V8. There were no
> pics of the car on their web site and they don't list what parts are
> available. So it's 100% hit or miss. I left home a 6AM and got there about
> 10.30 AM no stops just go. All said and done I left at 1.00PM
>
> I lucked out that it was up on wheel stands in the front so I could get
> under it. The Audi god's were pleased with me because the pan was a
> recently new pan that still had the parts sticker on it. All of the 10mm
> bolts were accessible except those under the sway bar. Not to be
> discouraged or to be foiled by a cruel Audi god joke, I un-bolted the 2
> front sub frame bolts and the sway bar came down with plenty of room to get
> at the remaining bolts. Next item was the brake accumulator. that was
> fairly easy to get to so I got that out. Another item I was looking for
> were the front door speaker grilles. Only the left one was still good so I
> got that. The fog lamps were in very good shape but the screws that hold
> them in were rusted and I couldn't get them loose. I got some window
> switches. Cost for the parts, $60.00. I cleaned up the pan, sanded it and
> re-sprayed it black to cover some minor scratches in it.
>
> I have a question for all of you, There did not seem to be any gasket
> sealer one the upper or lower pan, just the bare gasket. I have a new
> Vicktor Renz gasket, should I use some RTV or is the gasket alone good. I
> did look up and found that the torque is 14 Ft, Lbs.
>
>
>
> Is everyone's seat belt on? I want to try something.
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