# Timing cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, taurus\ **Created:** [September 2, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458 "2017-09-02T15:11:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/1 "2017-09-02T15:11:20Z")
vulcan 12v motor. Timing cover coolant leak. Manual says drop oil pan, remove cover There is a flat pan gasket or a molded pan gasket I did job 2 yrs ago on 01 Taurus. I did not drop pan Had oil leak. Changed pan gasket few months later. Sold car Got another Taurus now. Has coolant leak From my experience it seems u need to drop pan And may not need to replace gasket. IF you are careful? You do not need to remove pan, just lower it to remove cover properly? My 01 had flat gasket? Does my 06 have molded gasket? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/2 "2017-09-02T19:12:29Z")
There is a you tube video on this subject. Seems there are different oil pan gaskets, some require replacement and some are reusable. This repair is a lot of time/labor involved. Me, I would pull the oil pan off completely, clean and install a new gasket. Q ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/3 "2017-09-02T19:15:41Z")
Seems like a $15 gasket would be in order if you are going to all that work. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/4 "2017-09-02T22:42:51Z")
I think I nicked the crank seal when I did the job and maybe that is why I had an oil leak. I am doing the cover this week. And will lower the pan. Now that I know to take care about the oil seal may help me. I think if I apply a bit of sealer to oil pan seal I might be ok. I didn’t have any more coolant leak issues last time. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/5 "2017-09-03T14:29:10Z")
![cover](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/6c92c87f61cd6783aa650a39f66442b0bb6969ad.JPG) been told the cover gets pitted in the gasket area. coolant is only in this top area on both side. the oil leak is usually at the bottom by the crank seal area. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/6 "2017-09-05T02:03:03Z")
1 starter bolt was backed out and sitting cockeyed on frame rail. It threads into starter but won’t tighten. Is bolt undersize or is female thread oversize? I can get a longer bolt and put a nut on end. Current bolt is flush with starter case. Thought cranking starter sounded a little odd. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/7 "2017-09-07T12:46:55Z")
my crank bolt is M14-1.5 or .546" and 17 threads per inch the hub installer tool i used has a 9/16"-18 insert and a M14 insert always use the correct tool it is fixed now. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/8 "2017-09-07T17:43:07Z")
Good to hear. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover/107458/9 "2017-09-10T17:29:21Z")
my 01 had a baffle in oil pan that pickup went thru. You had to drop pan and slide it sideways to remove pan. So you also had to drop exhaust y-pipe. Did same thing on my 06 but there is no baffle in pan. Pan dropped straight down. No big deal. Y- pipe lowers without too much effort.