Method for 300TDI bearing cap t piece install

Sounds good. Would Threebond 1104 or 1215 work as the sealant?

I've never used Threebond products before - looking at the spec sheet:
1104 probably not
1215 maybe.

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Originally Posted by 460cixy

on my rebuild my gasket set came with cork t seals and were a serious pain to fit. however with some care i got them in and to be on the safe side i coated the external seams on the cap with black max and seems leak free so far. why the poms insist on sealing stuff like this no one will ever know the tdi and rover v8 are the only engines i have seen where the rear cap needs a seal. even old fords and chevs with the crapy rope seal dont need a seal on the cap

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Almost all engines that have the crankcase extend below the crank centreline like the 300TDi and rover V8 and Ford Y type blocks have the same or very similar seals on the rearmost bearing cap to seal the crankcase, so Rover is not alone in that regard, Regards Frank

Hi All... Further along from the last entry on this curly matter... Does anyone know the diameter and thread count of the 5th main cap bolts? If I can get long studs to screw into my block, the 5th main cap can be tightened into place slowly, hopefully making a better job of fitting these mongrel T-seals!!

Someone (either on this forum or Landrovernet) used sealant as follows (IIRC):
1. Hold finger on one end of the T of the cap
2. Inject sealant from the STEM (bottom) of the T until it squeezes out of the OTHER end of the T
3. Finally inject sealant into the remaining T end until a bit comes out of the other T end.

I haven't tried this but would do so should I need to replace the T seals again.