Oil Pan Gasket Leak

[malves85]

I have a 1995 Bonneville SE. I think its the 3800 II engine. As you can see in the pics below the oil pan gasket is leaking. I used engine degreaser and cleaned all around the oil pan last night. Just took it for a 5min drive and put it back on the ramps then took the below pics. In one of the pics is a black shield that overlaps part of the oil pan. I would assume if I remove this shield that I will get access to the few bolts it is covering? Does anyone have torque specs and know if the bolts need to be torqued in any certain order?

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[00Beast]

That black cover does come off via the two bolts you can see, and then it should uncover the remaining bolts.

No torque pattern on the bolts that I am aware of, since it doesn't hold pressure or vacuum, but tighten both sides and work to the middle and make sure they are all tight.

Torque Spec is 124 in/lb or 10 ft/lb, via: viewtopic.php?f=39&t=790

Be sure to drain the oil before doing this job.

[RPACODY]

I snug then troque in a cross patern x2 but thats me

[malves85]

Just want to post a quick reply and say thanks to you two for your advice. New gasket has been on for a few days now and no leaks so far.

[malves85]

Bumping an old thread. I checked the oil this past weekend and it was very low. I'm going to assume the oil has not been changed since I replaced the oil pan gasket in January. The car is the family beater car and hardly driven unless someone else's car is in the shop. I would be shocked if someone put a thousand miles on the car since January.
What would cause the oil to leak out? Does it just simply sweat out over time? Its been almost a year since the last oil change and the car sits outside. When I changed the oil pan gasket I didnt add any gasket sealer to it. I just installed the gasket as is. Should I have added sealer to the gasket?

[reb]

Check your oil pressure sensor as that can leak out a lot of oil when they go bad.