Re: V/C Gasket Sealant

["Aaron Aunins" <aarons16v@hotmail.com>]

     I guess I know the answer now.  I've had the car for about two years, 
and have learned quite a bit from owning it as it has quite a few problems 
arise.  I always try to learn how to fix it myself, and if I can't I get a 
shop to do it.  On my Scirocco, the dealer installed the V/C gasket about 
two years ago when I first bought the car and was having the strut 
cartridges replaced. I didn't ask them to do it, but they said it needed to 
be done, and I had only had the car about a week so I OK'd it. Sure enough, 
its leaking now, with massive amounts of hardened clear silicon like sealant 
around the edges.  The Bentley doesn't say to use sealant, but I figured the 
dealer technicians must have known what they were doing.  I'm glad I asked 
before I installed this gasket, and now know not to use the sealant.  I feel 
like an idiot for installing sealant on the oil pan now, but was told to do 
so by local "volkswagen mechanics" I asked first. Anyway,I'm glad to have 
the list as a resource for these questions, and thanks to everyone who 
replied to me about it.

Aaron


>From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
>To: aarons16v@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: V/C Gasket Sealant
>Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 05:25:38 -0000
>
>
>DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF SEALANT FOR A VW ENGINE GASKET! We are not working 
>on Chevys or Fords here kiddies. Sealant should only be used on a surface 
>that is metal to metal; or plastic to metal. If you like big goopy nasty 
>leaking gaskets and seals then feel free to use glue on a part the would 
>otherwise seal without it.
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>     I have some Curkil non-hardening gasket sealant, and was wondering if
>this is suitable for installing the rubber Valve Cover Gasket on a 16V. The
>sealant on there now is a clear, hardening sealant which is leaking. I'm
>assuming it will work fine,(it worked well for my oil pan gasket) but just
>wanted to make sure that there  isn't something that will work much better.
>
>Thanks,
>Aaron
>87 16V
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