Having a problem with my 92 F150 oil pan gasket

I changed the gasket myself and it started leaking after a week. I
payed a mechanic to do it again and it lasted a few months. Now its
leaking again and I noticed it looks like the gasket is pushed out in
some areas? I have never seen a gasket push out like this before. The
mechanic did use gasket sealer on the gasket when he installed it the
second time. The PVC valve was changed before this happed so I don't
think that's the problem. The truck is a 92 with only 65K on it and it
runs great and has the I-6 4.9L engine. Does anybody have any idea of
why this would happen? I hate to change it another time if it's going
to do to the same thing again and blow out. The gasket I have been
using is the feel-pro blue gasket. Any ideas would be greatly
appreciated.

only way to make the repair successful is :

1. NO gasket sealer
2. perfectly clean and dry surfaces (lots and lots of brake cleaner and
compressed air)
3. use only a gasket from the ford parts counter.

in your particular case, i'd say the aftermarket gasket (first time) and
sealer (second time) were the downfalls.

--
Steve Barker







"Glimmer-pins" wrote in message

>I changed the gasket myself and it started leaking after a week. I
> payed a mechanic to do it again and it lasted a few months. Now its
> leaking again and I noticed it looks like the gasket is pushed out in
> some areas? I have never seen a gasket push out like this before. The
> mechanic did use gasket sealer on the gasket when he installed it the
> second time. The PVC valve was changed before this happed so I don't
> think that's the problem. The truck is a 92 with only 65K on it and it
> runs great and has the I-6 4.9L engine. Does anybody have any idea of
> why this would happen? I hate to change it another time if it's going
> to do to the same thing again and blow out. The gasket I have been
> using is the feel-pro blue gasket. Any ideas would be greatly
> appreciated.
>