Re: Secret to a 'no leak' oil pan? (nuugen)
| Quote, originally posted by nuugen » |
| Seriously people, I have tried every gasket out there, including the 53.00 neoprene one that is supposed to be the best, they all leak...Do a search on here, the best results are using the oil pan gasket sealant from vw... |
hmm...
i use an OEM rubber gasket from the A3 cars, p/n 044.103.609d. i use the factory bolts which have a no-slip, built in washer flange to them and i torque those bolts to 15ftlbs. nothing special, right?
i use a sealant: it's made by permatex. it's called
aviationform-a-gasketsealant liquid p/n 8001. comes in a 4oz bottlebrush capped white plastic bottle. i've had this can for at
least 5 yrs. what i mean is it's a lifetime supply.
see, the stuff doesn't fully harden...and that's the key. applied sparingly w/ the brush that's built into the cap is easy....even laying on your back under the car. the stuff is the color of very dark molasses, and flows even slower than that
.
but a light film of that on both sides of the gasket will do. i prefer to "paint" it onto the parts to be assembled first, then place my gasket. benefit is twofold...1 it allows the stuff to tack up while you're "painting"....part's'll be ready to go by the time you finish. and 2....b/c it's tacky you
can stick the gasket up on the block while you fumble for that o/pan bolt that just fell under your left shoulder
....it'll stay up there.
i've used this stuff for years. it works on transmission cases, oil pans, v/cvr gaskets. it's most called-for use is to seal the case halves on the volkswagen air-cooled engine. i have no leaks from my car whatsoever...and i like it that way http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif .
one more thing i should mention....b/c the stuff stays tacky it is safe for use on all the A3 style rubber gaskets as they can be removed and reused. provided the rubber is still pliable, it removes very easily. i've used it w/ new rubber gaskets for years. when using cork or paper gaskets the procedeure is the same. the only negative here is that any paper or cork gaskets will most likely be damaged on removal. you shouldn't be reusing
them anyways.
if you get any gasket material left on the sealing surface after removal (i.e. gask breaks) it comes off easily w/ a razor blade.
you might start your search for the product at a hardware or auto parts store. it's good isht.
that is all.
