Hey, i had my car running perfect and just the other day it starts slowly leaking oil out of the top of my oil pan. i was wondering, is it safe for me to tighten down my oil pan or will it crack? i wasnt sure if i should tighten it down or automatically assume its the seal. Any help would be appreciated!!
thanks

 

It's an old motor. I would bet it's the seal, unless, it's been recently worked on. I say replace the seal. I wouldn't recommend a temp fix of just tightening the bolts. That's just me though.
Do it once and do it right.

 

Remember not to use a gasket and only silicone. If you use the cork gaskets that come with some rebuild kits you are doomed. Grey rtv FTW!

 

Yea, Ive heard some horror stories about those gaskets...