I've been down that road with both of my SD's. I put the bolts on and then found that it leaked so i tightened them up. This ended up warping the pan at that flange and then damaging the gasket itself.

I decided to play it safe and bought a new pan. They are $60-80 depending on where you buy it from.

Are you planning on changing the filter as well?

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