Oil pump gasket 356B 1962

[Lars Hvidsteen]

can I take my oil pump cover of to change gasket without draining all my (new oil)? can I use hylomar sealant on both sides of the thin paper gasket to be sure having no leak.
what else to check - remember when cover is of?



thanks

Lars

[jule block]

It seems I lost like a quart when I changed mine. Also the new oil pump gaskets seem thicker than what mine was so I had to make a new one from paper bag. Doesn't leak even without any sealant

[Geoff Fleming]

Raise the rear end of the car with a jack and the oil will migrate to the other end of the case...now there will be only minimal oil loss when you remove the cover.

[Wes Bender]

Also bear in mind that anything that increases the thickness of that gasket will allow more oil to bypass the gears and drop the oil pressure accordingly.

[Don Gale]

You could just spray the drain plug and surrounding area with brake cleaner, drain the oil into a clean pan and re-use it. Discard the last few ounces remaining in the pan as a precaution & top off as needed. Or just drain & discard all the oil, you wouldn't be out that much $.

[Paul Lima]

Wes is correct; to maintain adequate oil pressure be sure to measure the existing paper gasket and replace it with one no thicker.

[WilliamVaughan]

Make sure the little (suction) return channel around the periphery of the pump face is open and not filled up with some sort of sealant.