I was doing an oil change 2 days ago and i noticed the whole oil pan has a thin coating of oil on it. I look around some more and seen that the back of the block has the same problem. From what i can see it was coming from my head gasket. I put ARP headstuds in about 6000 miles ago and when i retourqed the head i tourqed it to the factory specs not knowing you have to do it differently with headstuds. I called ARP and got the correct torque specs and i went to retighten them and they were more then 85 ft/lb which is what they are supposed to be. my question is could me over tightening my bolts cause the headgasket to leak or do i have another problem? Should i get new studs to replace the ones i have in there now when i replace the head gasket? thanx for the input

 

Are u sure that you didnt pinch the valve cover gasket?

 

yes because there is no oil on my intake manifold which it would be most likely to get on first.

 

did you change the headgasket?

 

when i put the head studs in? yes i put a new head gasket, valve cover gasket, and cam oil seals in.

 

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what kind of headgasket did u use?

 

The head gasket and valve cover gasket are both straight from mitsubishi

 

changing the gasket if it wasn't damage was a waste. I use my stock head gasket after I change my stud I running 30psi daily driven. But your gasket sounds like its shot.

 

check your oil pressure switch. had same problem and that was it.

 

its not the pressure switch cause there is oil well above it and there is no drips coming off the sensor. I picked up a new head gasket yesterday and im gonna change it during the spring and i can ride my bike. Do you think its a good idea to get new studs since i over torqued them?