4age sump gasket

[4agte]

what does eveyone use for a sump gasket?

last time i used a silicone gasket maker and it seemed to work pretty well altho not quite as adheisive as the toyota gasket (possibly cause the toyota gasket was in there for a number of years)

anyways if i remember right you can buy the silicone gasket stuff from toyota is it worth buying the toyota stuff im not sure how much the generic stuff i bought was but assume it would be cheaper

[YLD-16L]

I just used the loctite product listed for that task and it's worked fine. Can't remember which number loctite product it was though.

I've also had good experiences with the Permatex sealants for this sort of thing.

[TooF]

locitie grey sealant (not sure which number it is) but it works a treat.

[4agte]

ahhh permatex i think thats what i used this time

i think ill give the loctite product a go i allways like using loctite products

[MRMOPARMAN]

i use MOPAR ATF RTV.. basically oil proof sealant that i get from work for nix. if it can seal up a chrysler for any period of time, it must be bloody good stuff

apart from that loctite blue/grey is great stuff. try getting a price on the toyota sealant from the dealer. you may find its resonably priced?

[Billzilla]

The A blocks don't use gaskets, they jsut have a application of sealant.
But I think this is what you meant.

What I do is use a good silicone sealant - run a good bead of it around the block - then put the sump on and only up the nuts til just tight by hand.
Then wait about 24 hours until the goo has gone off, then tighten up the nuts properly. This makes sure that the sealant is still crushable and will seal well later.

[EVOSTi]

i managed to get 2 cork gaskets on my 4a a few years back (one either side of the windage tray) when i was young and stupid, mostly stupid tho also the engine was in the car so it was a struggle, now that i look back i was lucky to only strip a couple of threads :O

[TooF]

the ACL gasket kit comes with the two cork gaskets..

[EVOSTi]

thats why i was determined to put them on. bad idea tho, best using sealant.

[4agte]

The A blocks don't use gaskets, they jsut have a application of sealant.
But I think this is what you meant.

What I do is use a good silicone sealant - run a good bead of it around the block - then put the sump on and only up the nuts til just tight by hand.
Then wait about 24 hours until the goo has gone off, then tighten up the nuts properly. This makes sure that the sealant is still crushable and will seal well later.

yup your right this is what i meant

wouldnt it be a silicone gasget??

neways thanks for the info about how to apply the gasket and to wait 24hrs to torque it good stuff!!!

[roadsailing]

try 3Bond 1217F, known as "gray stuff" we used this on formed in place gaskets for OEM, works pretty well.

i have used blue RTV before, but my mains and dizzy leak oil anyway, so its hard to say how well it works.

[4agte]

went to buy the loctite stuff but for 300mls was $76 came in a tube for use in a silicone gun which is handy and i could allways use but i think something smalled would do and is cheaper

[TooF]

ive always jhust boguht a toothpaste sized tube of it. normally aournd $15ish ? it takes me months to go though, ive always figured if i buy a huge tube of it, it'll go off before ive used it all

[4agte]

hrrrm interesting didnt see any turbes that big there at the store could probably get it ordered in i think ill just get some silicone gasket from the parts store knowing me ill probably screw it up again still gotta get that damn bolt outta the block!!

[TooF]

my normal parts place stocks it, that said they are an enigne builder not a normal parts shop so they have a sometimes odd range