What type rtv for oil pan?

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May 29, 2015 | 08:51 AM

wayland1985

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What type rtv for oil pan?

what type of RTV are you guys using on the oil pan corners? I'd rather not have to do this twice...

May 29, 2015 | 09:27 AM

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A tiny bit of black rtv works fine. But honestly I've had that leak more times than just doing it dry

May 29, 2015 | 10:00 AM

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Permatex ultra black is my first choice, ultra blue would be my second.

May 29, 2015 | 03:02 PM

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Ultra black....

May 29, 2015 | 06:31 PM

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Permatex Ultra ANYTHING pretty much never comes off. Naturally, I use blue

May 29, 2015 | 08:17 PM

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I like using an RTV called Right Stuff.

May 29, 2015 | 08:44 PM

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i use ultra copper for pretty much everything these days, only stuff ive found that doesnt break down over time, and it works fantastic for sealing block halves together.

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May 30, 2015 | 09:58 AM

wayland1985

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The copper looks good. I wonder why they don't carry it in the parts stores here?

The loctite is pricey.

May 30, 2015 | 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spawne32

i use ultra copper for pretty much everything these days, only stuff ive found that doesnt break down over time, and it works fantastic for sealing block halves together.

This!

May 31, 2015 | 06:28 AM

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http://www.permatex.com/products-2/p...t-maker-detail
We use this. It's primarily for gear compartments, but finding regular rtv turned to slippery "snot", has led us to this.
That, and 9" Fords that insist on leaking....

May 31, 2015 | 08:42 AM

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i use ultra copper for pretty much everything these days, only stuff ive found that doesnt break down over time, and it works fantastic for sealing block halves together.

For some reason ive had bad luck with that. Went back to black and have had no more issues.