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Originally Posted by dromano
Good advice and I'm taking it. I'm waiting for oil seals & an O ring to finish the front of the engine. The O ring is so flat, it has RTV on it, is that normal? The oil pump O ring is so flat on both sides, is it age or is this normal? The O ring is not an O, it looks like a round thing with 2 flat sides, is this normal after 17 years/117xxx miles?
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yes... they are flat o-rings. The RTV is probably the "fluid packing" as Subaru refers to it, that seals the oil pump to the block. Make sure you follow the manuals instructions to installing it properly or risk having it leak
Tom