25-06-2019, 10:19 AM
Obviously I can't speak from experience which is partly why I asked the question.
I have however just bought a new tube of Blue Hylomar which is extremely sticky and I suspect a different formulation from the old tube I had which was more the texture of toothpaste.
I can imagine the new Hylomar would help hold the silicone gasket in place. Certainly when I used it on the core plugs I ended up having to use a solvent to get the excess off the block and that was only 1/2 hour or so later.
I think I'll order a cut silicone gasket today and then decide whether to add Hylomar as well.
The reason I was thinking about silicone sealant rather than a gasket as such is that if I press on the sump flange adjacent to the oil pump and between the bolts it visibly distorts and oil can be seen squeezing from the joint which is probably why I have a quite bad leak on my garage floor.
The bolts are tight and the joint is currently a normal paper gasket with Hylomar but this was assembled some years ago.
John.
I have however just bought a new tube of Blue Hylomar which is extremely sticky and I suspect a different formulation from the old tube I had which was more the texture of toothpaste.
I can imagine the new Hylomar would help hold the silicone gasket in place. Certainly when I used it on the core plugs I ended up having to use a solvent to get the excess off the block and that was only 1/2 hour or so later.
I think I'll order a cut silicone gasket today and then decide whether to add Hylomar as well.
The reason I was thinking about silicone sealant rather than a gasket as such is that if I press on the sump flange adjacent to the oil pump and between the bolts it visibly distorts and oil can be seen squeezing from the joint which is probably why I have a quite bad leak on my garage floor.
The bolts are tight and the joint is currently a normal paper gasket with Hylomar but this was assembled some years ago.
John.