Time for a new gasket

[Lapister]

On my other car I sprayed and cleaned about a inch or two from above the pan gasket everything below with brake cleaner or carb cleaner wipe or air dry then immediately start the car and look for leaks. This could eliminate the pan gasket altogether. These solvents dry real quick being alcohol based.

[Redboxsta]

Last spring I decided to remove sump pan and check baffles. Everything ok but a piece of camshaft chain roller at bottom of pan.
What a bad surprise..how long has it been sitting there...decided to have all chains replaced plus other things while engine was apart.
Never had any metal debris in oil filter.
Lesson 1 Do not trust your oil filter 100% for engine health
Lesson 2 check your sump pan once in a while, easy job that can prevent bigger job

Redboxsta

[Gelbster]

If you plan to remove the sump plate often, it may be worth considering replacing the bolts with s/s studs. It saves wearing the threads in the crankcase halves.It is an inexpensive mod. There are s/s studs with an internal hex socket in the head. I think they are M6 coarse but verify length and thread pitch.If you measure crfully ,you'll find the holes in the c/c halves are much deeper than the bolts would suggest. Longer studs in the c/c halves give more 'purchase' for the threadlocker.Make sure you do not have overlong studs hanging below the sump plate.If a dangling stud got caught .....
I used them when I installed a deep sump Blue Loctitie in the c/c and green 290 or 294 after correct torque on the new (flanged?) nuts.YEMV

[Redboxsta]

Good idea, thank you.