Rear Main Seal trouble

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

No RTV around the crankcase!  Use Permatex #2 (2A or 2B depending on
tube size).  Never hardens, won't clog oil pump pickups, etc.

Ron

--- brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> I always use a thin (and I mean thin) coat of blue rtv sealer.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken B" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:31 PM
> Subject: Rear Main Seal trouble
> 
> 
> > The seal carrier comes off simple enough with the seal.  As I look
> at it,
> > should the surface of the seal carrier have some kind of sealant on
> it
> when
> > it is bolted back to the block.  Especially the lower part that is
> outside
> > the perimeter of the seal itself.  Including the bottom of the
> carrier
> that
> > sets on the top of the oil pan flange.  Seems like there is just
> metal
> > (carrier) to metal (block) where there should be some type of leak
> > prevention.  I guess I just dont understand that part very well.
> > BTW I did see some evidence of hardened "goop" on the lower area of
> the
> seal
> > carier on dissasembly. That is also what got me thinking.
> >
> >
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