Sump Sealer

kilianmanning

Well guys,
Gonna be taking my sump off soon as the gasket/sealer is leaking.

Am i better off buying a proper gasket or can i just silicone like tec7?

Thanks

aman23

Use a proper gasket with a little gasket sealer for good measure. Sealer on its own may work, but its going to be a pain in ass, to take the sump off again, if it doesn't!

biko

Anaerobic sealants are pretty good but still I'd use a real gasket and torque correctly.

TGi666

if it is a mk4 golf tdi you have the sump doesn't have a gasket

George Dalton

The majority of newer cars don't have a gasket.

dieselbug

Lot's of manufacturers are using sealant now.

Preparation is the key. When it's all cleaned spotless use a degreaser aerosol and wipe with a clean cloth.

Get the correct sealer that's tolerant of oil, coolant, fuel, heat etc and it will do the job better than any gasket.

kilianmanning

Car is a citroen xantia. I will prepare it well.
Can anyone recommend a good sealer ?

Drummerboy08

The sealer VW use is good, available out of any VW dealer and it isn't that expensive.

As someone else pointed out, prep is the key! Make sure both the sump and black are clean of everything

enumbers

I generally use dirko for sumps that don't have proper gaskets and have never had an issue with it. very few manufacturers use gaskets any more, if the car has a gasket originally get a good quality after market replacement eg el-ring

dgt

kilianmanning wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good sealer ?

A favourite of ours

kilianmanning

dgt wrote: »

A favourite of ours

Where would I pick up some of this?