I made the mistake of replacing my oil pan gasket without using some sort of
gasket sealing compound and of course, the leaks are as bad (or perhaps
worse) then when I drained, cleaned and replaced everything. The Bentley
manual made no reference to using a gasket compound on the oil pan, so I
took a gamble -- and lost. The PO had already stripped out a thread, which
I successfully repaired with a heli-coil, but I had no desire to attempt
torqueing down the bolts any harder and repeating that mistake.
Time for another oil change.
I have Permatex 2, which I used on my transmission cover seal recently. Is
this what I should use to seal the oilpan gasket as well? What I DON'T want
is to use something that's going to be a pain in the neck to scrape off,
should I have occasion to remove the oil pan again someday. If the Permatex
2 isn't the way to go, can someone suggest an alternative? Thanks.
Jeff in San Diego
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