Ouch, busted bolts are sure a pain aren't they...

If you get the area super clean with an acetone or other solvent wipe
and use RTV and let it set up for the 24 hours it calls for before
putting fluids or vibration to it, you might be fine. I like 'permatex'
'ultra black'.

Getting it clean and dry is the biggest problem. Even a fingerprint
will mess up the seal.

You don't say what year, but if you have an O2 sensor in there, you need
to use 'sensor safe' RTV. Regular RTV fumes will kill some sensors.

Mike
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swimdad16 wrote:
>
> After snapping off a bolt while replacing the water pump I ended up pulling
> off the timing chain cover to get access to the broken bolt.
>
> The problem is that the oil pan gasket looks like it's one piece and it tore
> right under the crankshaft.
>
> Do I need to drop the pad and replace the entire gasket (which I know is the
> "right" way) or do they make a partial gasket that would work?
>
> What about something like RTV sealant or other "make a gasket" stuff?