I'm gonna be honest with you man

I don't trust just the gasket. Never did.

On all my Nissans I used a fresh gasket and caked both sides with oil-proof RTV. Never had a leak.

Also......you can put new rings in without re-honing. What you just need to do is coat the cylinders with a good layer of assembly lube to create a friction barrier. Then when the oil is circulating thru on the intitial crank (which should be done sans fuel pump fuse and spark) the surface will get lubricated and allow the rings to seat properly.

 

did i read correctly? new rings without honing??? wow, bad advice for sure and seating rings with assembly lube, are you kidding me? the rings wont file properly and seat to the cylinder wall if its overly lubed. after a hone with a nice cross hatch, the cylinder walls should be cleaned thouroughly then wiped down with engine oil or tranny fluid then wiped down with a clean cloth before setting the pistons and rings.

 

the best advice i can give to the guy with the oil pan problem and excessive blo-by, if you know how, or know someone who can do a compression check on each cylinder for you, the numbers dont lie, it will tell you if your rings have not seeted properly. also using synthetic oils in new engines could cause rings not to seet properly.