help.

[drifte36]

ok i finished the m50 manifold and the car wont idle, um and it blew a seal on the i wana say the oil pan.




any idea.

[E36 Phantom]

You didn't connect something in the vacuum system when you disconnected things for the mani switch. Check your ICV, throttle ducting, and everything else. Or perhaps you damaged a vacuum hose and now it is creating a large vacuum leak.

No idea on the seal if you can't describe which one.

[drifte36]

its the upper oil pan seal.

[E36 Phantom]

Hrm. I wonder if Toyota's FIPG would work on that, since BMW gaskets and seals all suck anyway.

Toyota makes a great "Form-In-Place Gasket", it's OEM for Toyota in many applications. Could be useful here. What happened with the seal? Did it suddenly rupture from too much internal pressure and create a major leak, or did it just stop sealing as well and allow a minor leak?

[drifte36]

umm im thinking it built up too much pressure. never leaked before.