How do you properly seal a honda oil pan?
 

I have a '91 civic and when replacing the gasket I put some Permatex on the corners. Is this right? After tightening the bolts and starting it, it began to leak. Should I have waited for the Permatex to dry? I put it on both sides of the gasket. How tight is too tight? Also, I found it impossible to put that plate covering the flywheel on first then torque the bolts because with the plate on you can't get to two of the oil pan bolts. But if you tighten the oil pan bolts first you can't put the plate on because it has two of the oil pan bolts to hold it on. Has anyone ever run into this problem? Thanks for any input.

what you should do is clean the pan,sand down the bolt edges and buy some gasket sealer. about 1mm thick rite around and put back on to block.dont do bolts up too tight or the sealer would run out.wait for a few hours the notch the bolts up then add the oil.

assuming the gasket is cork...seal the gasket to the pan and let dry completely, this will prevent the gasket from squeezing out when tightening. Put a dab of sealer on each corner and tighten the bolts snug. Remember there is no pressure in the oil pan and over tightening the gasket will cause it to leak. Use #2 permatex as this will stay ply able throughout this evolution. Oil pan goes on first and then the flywheel inspection cover with a thin wall socket. Gook luck.