Gasket goo/sealant
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Gasket goo/sealant
Hi all,
Im ordering a replacement cam cover gasket from toyota today, and have seen recomendations to put ?atv/some kind of gasket sealer on the lipped corners.
Where is the best place to get this & what brand do I look for?
Cheers
Im ordering a replacement cam cover gasket from toyota today, and have seen recomendations to put ?atv/some kind of gasket sealer on the lipped corners.
Where is the best place to get this & what brand do I look for?
Cheers
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
Buy the grey stuff from Toyota. It's best. But really most RTV products work fine.
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
$68 for a generous sized tube - does it expire?GDII wrote:Buy the grey stuff from Toyota. It's best. But really most RTV products work fine.
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
they're normally $10voxson wrote:$68 for a generous sized tube - does it expire?GDII wrote:Buy the grey stuff from Toyota. It's best. But really most RTV products work fine.
Yes, they slowly go dry. If you seal it without air after you use it then you'll probably get to reuse it.
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
Or buy your colour of choice from the Permatex or CRC ranges. Like you said not much is needed to seal the corners of the cam caps.
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
It was the only one on offer at Hamilton Toyota ¯\_(ツ)_/¯mknz wrote:they're normally $10voxson wrote:$68 for a generous sized tube - does it expire?GDII wrote:Buy the grey stuff from Toyota. It's best. But really most RTV products work fine.
Yes, they slowly go dry. If you seal it without air after you use it then you'll probably get to reuse it.
Good plan, cheersGDII wrote:Or buy your colour of choice from the Permatex or CRC ranges. Like you said not much is needed to seal the corners of the cam caps.
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I didn't mean from Toyota
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Fair enough - I see SCA has a few options starting from $14. Where do I go for a $10 tube?mknz wrote:I didn't mean from Toyota
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Pretty much any parts store. SCA makes their money from being slightly cheaper than Repco, and they can be cheap when they sell oil below cost, but they make their money back on other items, especially electrical parts.voxson wrote:Fair enough - I see SCA has a few options starting from $14. Where do I go for a $10 tube?mknz wrote:I didn't mean from Toyota
The "normal" "red"/"grey"/"black" stuff is normally $10-13, and yes the expensive RTV silicone is better, but I wouldn't say the cheaper stuff is bad nor would I recommend spending more than $20 because it doesn't get twice as good.
If you're doing a sump or gearbox casing then sure, splash out on the ThreeBond but it's not really needed for a valve cover which is going to come off again a lot sooner.
Obviously, once you start getting to the fancier RTV silicone then you'll pay more (sensor-safe, high-temp, etc.)
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
Thank youmknz wrote:Pretty much any parts store. SCA makes their money from being slightly cheaper than Repco, and they can be cheap when they sell oil below cost, but they make their money back on other items, especially electrical parts.voxson wrote:Fair enough - I see SCA has a few options starting from $14. Where do I go for a $10 tube?mknz wrote:I didn't mean from Toyota
The "normal" "red"/"grey"/"black" stuff is normally $10-13, and yes the expensive RTV silicone is better, but I wouldn't say the cheaper stuff is bad nor would I recommend spending more than $20 because it doesn't get twice as good.
If you're doing a sump or gearbox casing then sure, splash out on the ThreeBond but it's not really needed for a valve cover which is going to come off again a lot sooner.
Obviously, once you start getting to the fancier RTV silicone then you'll pay more (sensor-safe, high-temp, etc.)
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
Threebond 1215 is the shit.
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
+1vrtigo wrote:Threebond 1215 is the shit.
I got it from BNT
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Re: Gasket goo/sealant
Can freshly re-recommend Threebond 1215. Really welded up my oil sump leaks recently.