![]() If it's not good, just take it off and do it again. You can get a smooth finish by wetting your finger. You could put a thin-ish layer on, let it dry/firm up a bit then put some more on. Rub it well into the area and build up a bit of thickness. Temperature resistance: -55☌ to 250☌ intermittent Meets performance specs of OE silicone gaskets Loctite 5910 Premium Silicone Black Gasket Maker/Sealer 80ml forms a flexible silicon seal and is suitable for use on valve covers, oil pans, intake manifold end seals, timing covers, transmission pans.Ĭan be used for metal, plastic and painted parts It'll say stuff like, stays flexible, oil resistant/oil contact, high temperature: but it doesn't need to be anything really specialist. I don't know what the commonly available brands are in USA. If it doesn't, you've done no harm and you can go ahead and order the gasket etc. The best answer is to put a new gasket in, but in my view there is nothing to lose by trying the sealant fix and if you find that it works – great! You're back on the road immediately. If there is no crack and it's just the gasket/joint leak, you might even see some torn gasket sticking out. If it is not obvious once you've cleaned it, start the engine. Part of the benefit of cleaning it back to shiny metal is that you'll see where it is leaking. What year is it? 2002 by any chance? A bad year for V.11s I dont really want to ask, but I guess I will, how would I know if the case is cracked? Will it be obvious? So clean the heck out of it, use sandpaper, whatever it takes to get all the grey crap off, along with the awesome black engine paint, then clean it up GOOD using carb or brake cleaner, then a THIN coat of black silicone sealant. Ill start on it Friday, and take pictures as I go. The timing cover looks like it is "sweating" oul. On that first picture, see how that sheen of oil is going forward of the bead of goop and covering the timing cover? How's that work? I would think it would be going towards the rear wheel more, due to the wind direction. Any recommendations on a cleaner/degreaser? Not on the spark plug threads but the part that a socket fits on to tighten the plug. I only know because one of mine is starting to leak some oil around the spark plug. This sealant stuff he used looks almost rubbery. jimlloyd40 said: Don't you have to take the valve cover off to repair the timing chain cover leak There's gaskets around the spark plugs that could be replaced at that time. Take that plastic steel off so that you can determine where the leak is. If it is actually cracked, close to the support bracket, unfortunately the solution will require a new timing cover. This a a bad, weak area of the case though. If it is just a blown gasket, the silicone sealer should work. It does depend exactly where your leak is though. Thoroughly clean the area and then try sealing it with silicone type sealer, preferably black. The gasket could be changed, but I sealed the leaking joint on mine externally and the repair worked perfectly. That stuff doesn't work in this situation. Looks like the repair has been done with plastic metal. It's the classic spot that the cover leaks from.
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