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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2006

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Ford 5.0 Liter Timing Chain Cover

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swimdad16 - 07 May 2006 18:00 GMT
After snapping off a bolt while replacing the water pump I ended up pulling
off the timing chain cover to get access to the broken bolt.

The problem is that the oil pan gasket looks like it's one piece and it tore
right under the crankshaft.

Do I need to drop the pad and replace the entire gasket (which I know is the
"right" way) or do they make a partial gasket that would work?

What about something like RTV sealant or other "make a gasket" stuff?
Mike Romain - 07 May 2006 18:43 GMT
Ouch, busted bolts are sure a pain aren't they...

If you get the area super clean with an acetone or other solvent wipe
and use RTV and let it set up for the 24 hours it calls for before
putting fluids or vibration to it, you might be fine.  I like 'permatex'
'ultra black'.

Getting it clean and dry is the biggest problem.  Even a fingerprint
will mess up the seal.

You don't say what year, but if you have an O2 sensor in there, you need
to use 'sensor safe' RTV.  Regular RTV fumes will kill some sensors.

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> After snapping off a bolt while replacing the water pump I ended up pulling
> off the timing chain cover to get access to the broken bolt.
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> What about something like RTV sealant or other "make a gasket" stuff?
Stephen H - 07 May 2006 19:58 GMT
In some manuals it shows ok to do a timing cover leafing the pan gasket in
place; I recall one  gasket set where it said to replace that portion of the
seal only.
That being said; what kind of gasket is it? Rubber; cork?  I have had the
best luck with "Right Stuff" gasket sealer; from Napa and other chains-
Available in a cheese wiz can or a calking gun type;

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-12%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=R
ight+stuff+gasket&btnG=Search


http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/jan97/gasket.htm

I'd give a repair a try, and if it leaks oil do the pan gasket later

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