Can someone tell me if there is an oil pan gasket for the 05 Tribute 4cyl? i have looked at all the local aftermarket parts stores and nobody has a listing for one. I looked it up on Rockauto and it showed a tube of silicone. is there really no oil pan gasket for this car? Also, could someone point me to a good procedure for changing the oil pan gasket?

Thanks all

 

The tube of silicon is the gasket. Lots of cars have covers or pans sealed by silicon sealant.

 

that's what I was afraid of. Thanks

 

That is actually a good thing. It is extremely rare for an oil pan sealed with RTV to leak. It is very common for oil pans sealed with gaskets to leak. The only ones I see leak that were sealed with RTV were pryed off which damaged the sealing surface of the pan. Only remove an RTV'ed oil pan with a rubber or dead blow hammer. One good hit and they break loose with no damage to the sealing surface.

 

Escapes & Tributes are notorious for leaking sumps. I'm only surprised when they're not leaking.

 

thanks for the help guys.