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oil pan gasket??
by
westcoaster
on 07 Apr, 2010 16:41
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My oil pan gasket is leaking in several spots.
Do I buy a new gasket or goop it up with silicone RTV form a gasket and slap it back together...?
Dumb question but I'm tempted to just silicone the thing. Problem would be if I ever needed to take the pan off again for whatever reason. Cleaning the surfaces would be a PIA...
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#1
by
truckinwagen
on 07 Apr, 2010 16:49
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get a new gasket, RTV has no place as a gasket replacement.
if you can get the rubber gasket do that, then it is reusable.
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#2
by
GEE-BEE
on 07 Apr, 2010 17:13
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ANOTHER GASKET THAT SHOULD BE FROM REINFORCED SILICONE ...
I CAN MAKE IT FROM .020 OR .062....
GB
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#3
by
rabbitman
on 07 Apr, 2010 21:03
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Do I buy a new gasket or goop it up with silicone RTV form a gasket and slap it back together...?
Most people will hate you for thinking such a thing
haha.
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#4
by
kaneb
on 09 Apr, 2010 08:38
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isn't a oil pan gasket like 15$? Buy a new one. I would upgrade and spend alittle more then the 15 and get a rubber one and say good bye to a leaky pan.
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#5
by
zagarus
on 09 Apr, 2010 09:06
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or step it up another notch and get a windage tray with the rubber gasket built in
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#6
by
westcoaster
on 09 Apr, 2010 20:07
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isn't a oil pan gasket like 15$? Buy a new one. I would upgrade and spend alittle more then the 15 and get a rubber one and say good bye to a leaky pan.
I'm in Canada eh!
Our prices are a little higher than that....
Ok,ok,ok..... I'll set the tube down and go look for a gasket this weekend.
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#7
by
burn_your_money
on 09 Apr, 2010 20:09
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I've seen many engines totally ruined by RTV. It's horribly wonderful stuff.
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#8
by
Runt
on 09 Apr, 2010 22:20
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or step it up another notch and get a windage tray with the rubber gasket built in
Maybe a dumb question, but do these come stock in some application, or are they aftermarket?
What is the application or source?
Thanks
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#9
by
mystery3
on 09 Apr, 2010 22:44
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#10
by
burn_your_money
on 10 Apr, 2010 07:29
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They come stock on the AAZ
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#11
by
westcoaster
on 10 Apr, 2010 12:08
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They come stock on the AAZ
Forgive me for asking a totally silly question, but I would guess an AAZ is a 1.9td out of a what? 1996 jetta?
(get the windage tray and the rubber gasket all in one right?)
Makes getting one from the parts store a whole lot easier...
Just got back from uap napa. No listing for a rubber gasket for an '87 diesel. They only had cork and thin paper.
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#12
by
burn_your_money
on 10 Apr, 2010 14:42
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AAZ is G/J 93-98
P 92-96 (I think)
The rubber gasket is built into the windage tray.
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#13
by
410
on 10 Apr, 2010 16:34
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Altrom also carries them. That's where I got mine and uap also buys from altrom. The altrom part#037 115 220b will also work at napa. Hope this helps!
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#14
by
Smokey Eddy
on 10 Apr, 2010 20:55
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I bought my oil pan gasket from bestpriceautoparts.com
or is it .ca?
but likewise a windage tray is never a bad idea!