Thread: Bloody oil leak!!!!

<span style="color:blue">the blue rtv is specialy made to be used as a gasket......and it says so on the tube.....

but by using it on machined metal surfaces without any gaskets it will leak
as the rtv just gets squished out when the bolts are tightened.....

where as if you have the gasket coated with a very light smear of sealant
on both sides it will seal as the gasket compresses and the rtv takes up any
imperfections that may exist in the sealing surfaces.....</span>

Hmmmm I'll have to check the tube, see exactly what it says about oil.
Funny, today there wasn't a drop under the vehicle. (At least not where the TC was). :roll:

Its a good thing to remember that a lot of the jointing compounds such as Aviation Formagasket and Hylomar ( Probably the Loctite products as well ) are more successful if the the sealant is allowed to tack off prior to mating the surfaces together.

Originally posted by disco95
Funny, today there wasn't a drop under the vehicle. (At least not where the TC was). :roll:

When a Land Rover stops leaking, you know it's out of oil & it's time to refill .

My Range Rover has a couple of leaks but a decent run on a dirt road usually seals (or soaks) them up :wink: .

Interestingly, it's mainly the city cars that have oil leak complaints through here. The country cars are usually pretty dry underneath from the dirt roads sealing/soaking the leaks up.

Two products I always used to use:

Gasket Goo - has never let me down. Super Crap (SuperCheap) still sell it. It's a mongrel to get off your fingers though...
Blue Hylomar - Used it in the Navy. Haven't seen it in auto shops for years so I'm not sure if this stuff is still available.

I always carry a tube of Gasket Goo in the tool kit.

Originally posted by Moses
Two products I always used to use:

Gasket Goo - has never let me down. Super Crap (SuperCheap) still sell it. It's a mongrel to get off your fingers though...
Blue Hylomar - Used it in the Navy. Haven't seen it in auto shops for years so I'm not sure if this stuff is still available.

I always carry a tube of Gasket Goo in the tool kit.

Hylomar is still available in AutoOne - that's where I buy it.

Ron

Originally posted by p38arover+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(p38arover)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Moses
Two products I always used to use:

Gasket Goo - has never let me down. Super Crap (SuperCheap) still sell it. It's a mongrel to get off your fingers though...
Blue Hylomar - Used it in the Navy. Haven't seen it in auto shops for years so I'm not sure if this stuff is still available.

I always carry a tube of Gasket Goo in the tool kit.

Hylomar is still available in AutoOne - that's where I buy it.

Ron[/b][/quote]


Ewebeuddy!!! I can still get the stuff!! I'll have to nip out and grab some. Thanks for that

Originally posted by Moses
Ewebeuddy!!! I can still get the stuff!! I'll have to nip out and grab some. Thanks for that

Umm, the shops are closed. You'd better wait until tomorrow.

Oh, it's made by Permatex/Loctite.

Ron