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I have an '89 Corvette, I have had the valves done, and want to know if there is a tip/trick to getting the timing cover on without removing the oil pan. It is the 350 tuned port. I am having trouble getting the lip of the cover over the pan gasket without pushing it off of its lip on the oil pan. I am certain someone has had this problem before...please help out a rookie! Thanks
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Welcome to the Corvette forum. On the Sharks, you can drop the pan w/ the engine in the car. While you can get the timing cover off w/o dropping the pan, it the gasket retaining lip w/b bent. It's hard enuf to not have that gasket leak when you do it right. I believe the TPI engines have a one piece pan gasket available. Should be a big improvement.
If you plan to do this often, there is a two piece timing cover available that doesn't affect the pan gasket. Rather pricey tho.
I think you just have to drop the front of the pan down a little bit to clear, then use silicone sealer to seal it back, or take it all the way off and put new gaskets on it and be sure.
This one is easy, sorry it will cost you another $11 for an oil pan Gasket, but you should of put the new front main and the timing cover gasket on first, the funny part about the use of silicone is, that they did not use it in the factory, unless they had to put a small dab on the cast to hold the gasket in place, if you can not rebuild that motor with out using one drop of silicone, call someone that can do it, I am not trying to be a dick, I KNOW it sounds terrible, but that is how it is supposed to be done, Hope this helps!
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I never had the engine out/didn't want to pull it out...just needed head gaskets. I talked with someone who suggested trimming off the ends of the half-moon lip on the inside of the timing cover...just enough to allow it to go on. And of course, silicone the heck out of it so it won't leak. I also didn't know that the oil pan would come off the car without pulling the engine. Thanks, for all the help! Problem conquered!
Timing Cover Challenge
