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Originally Posted by jvictormp
I don't know guys, if it was removed before. I only own the car for one year, and the history of maintenance of this car is unknown after 40,000 km. Before that, it was always at the dealer shop.
No, the gasket didn't come off clean. The first picture of the sump I posted today was right after removing the gasket. That thing that appears to be some chemical rubber was left in the sump mating surface. The block surface didn't have that, it was clean.
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It must have been off for some reason then. Pretty typical for people to put silicone/RTV where it is not needed.
One tip when you put the gasket on to keep it from moving is to use a little bit of superglue on the gasket tabs that do not form a sealing surface. I circled the areas on your photo. Just use a dab to hold it in place when you are positioning the pan.
Happy wrenching!