[tom hand]

If you are using a cork gasket, I always "glue" them to the block with silicone or your favorite sealer and be really careful with the end pieces cause if it leaks it will be where the end pieces meet the gasket. Then I coat the whole oil pan side with wheel bearing grease. I snug the four end bolts up first and do the sides randome. I snug them till it just sweezes the gasket. Snug them again after a few hundred miles. If you have one of those screwdriver type handles for a socket use it...it is easily enough to over torque with one of those. And if you ever have to go back and pull the oil pan in the vehicle you will be so glad you greased one side of the gasket. There are many new fancy one piece gaskets out there but I don't think they are worth the cost unless you have a race car that gonna pull the pan many times a year.