Oil pan/dip stick advice

[gunnibronco]

I pulled my oil pan off to do a rear main seal and fix the oil leak at the dip stick fitting. The dip stick tube threads into a cast piece that is on the inside of the oil pan. I drilled the rivets, cleaned everything up, threaded the rivet holes for bolts. I installed a new gasket and sealant between the cast piece and oil pan. When I filled it, the bottom two bolts were still dripping a little oil. So I put a wrench on them to see if they could be snugged up better. I've now pulled the threads on one of the lower bolts (probably on the cast piece, I'm guessing). I was not putting too much pressure on the bolt when it let go, so I bet my threads in the cast weren't great, or the cast piece is weak.

I need to pull the oil pan and fix this again.

Has anyone had luck reusing the new style rubber oil pan gaskets? Or should I just buy one and replace it again? I feel like it should be reusable, but I sure as hell don't want to be doing this again because I reused the gasket. (FelPro OS13260T)

Can the cast piece in the oil pan be welded? I really planned to weld everything instead of using the gasket, but I didn't when I saw the piece in the pan was cast.

Or is there another way to do this without a new oil pan and a dip stick in the timing chain cover? I'd just like to minimize the work and get this up and running.

 

[SteveL]

As far as the gasket you answered your own question. Do you want the chance of doing it again over a couple dollar gasket. Timing cover dipstick won't work with the rear sump pan. As far as sealing it up not sure of best plan since I haven't dealt with that issue. You could go full redneck and jb weld it

 

[56f100bbw]

drill out the revits drill and tap and . Thread the cast-iron make a gasket and no leaks A little bit of RTV on both sides of the gasket Thread sealant on bolts

 

[Broncobowsher]

Wouldn't surprise me if you found the oil was weeping through the threads of the bolts and not leaking through the gasket itself.
The all rubber/silicone gaskets are sometimes reusable. Was there any damage as it came off? To that I have reused cork valve cover gaskets more than once as well. So long as they are in good shape coming apart.

 

[gunnibronco]

So I guess I got lucky. Turns out the Chinesium bolt stripped, not the threads in the cast piece. I replaced the stripped bolt with a new one and it's not leaking.

Since I didn't have to drop the pan I didn't have to choose to reuse my gasket or not. If it wasn't $50 I wouldn't care.

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