[GreyGhost702]

Originally Posted by Baddawg53

Yes, exactly, the seal to the crank not the seal to the housing. I just did this too, ended up with a massive oil leak. I think I messed up the housing to block seal where it meets the pan, tons of oil everywhere so kinda tough to tell.

That's the one thing I'm worried about, as well. The whole engine is essentially just RTV sealed. I much prefer a rubberized plastic gasket on the oil pan. On the Mustang's back in the SN95 and S197 days it was like this and you just needed a dab of RTV where the covers and pan met the gasket.

I was very careful to keep the RTV bead thickness to what the manual called for and where it was supposed to go... I really hope that shit doesn't leak. Dropping the pan really isn't an option to me, the whole ****in thing would have to come out. Not gonna struggle on back to try and peel that oil pan off under the car. It was a job just to remove the pan the first time without marring up surfaces. I ended up using a plastic putty knife and plastic razor blades. It would have been a nightmare to remove with the engine in. Unless you can drop the cradle completely out of the way. Not really optimal without a lift.