Is it possible to buy a 3.5 Rover V8 sump gasket in rubber ? I am not happy with the cork type gaskets that seem to leak or weep in a very short time, I am not over tightening them either, its just that they are pants !
any ideas on suppliers if they do exist ?
3.5 rover Sump gasket. Rubber ?
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Ive not had any real issues with the cork gaskets, But I do check the sump for flatness, normally on the kitchen worksurface when the wife is out!! make sure its flat and clean, and evostick the gasket to the sump, whent thats sorted, clean out the bolt holes in the block and clean the bolts with a good degreaser, Blue Hylomar the sump gasket to block, and fit up with a couple of bolts, Then Loctite the bolts in position with the correct torque applied, If this is done correctly the sump should NOT LEAK
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To be honest half of the problem is that the sump flange is not 100% flat, it was a brand new landrover sump that I modified to fit the car, there is a little distortion present, not much, but enough to be a problem for the cork type gaskets.
The other issue i have is that it would be nice to have a gasket that has the metal anti overtighten rings in it so the sump will pull flat without squeezing the gasket out in the centre of the longest flats.
The other issue i have is that it would be nice to have a gasket that has the metal anti overtighten rings in it so the sump will pull flat without squeezing the gasket out in the centre of the longest flats.
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Thats the very reason I Evostick the gasket onto the sump, once its glued in position, it dosent move, and the other reason I say torque the sump and loctite the bolts is you dont then have the loading on them to distort the sump or gasket, and the loctite stops them from unscrewing at such a low torque,paulmanta wrote: The other issue i have is that it would be nice to have a gasket that has the metal anti overtighten rings in it so the sump will pull flat without squeezing the gasket out in the centre of the longest flats.
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Its an option, I might use the sealer/loctite method.
I have always stayed well away from sealer poo before and prefer to rely on the gasket itself to be able to manage the job, I recently added rubber rocker cover gaskets to the engine and was happy that they work with no sealer or other prep so was hoping a sump gasket was available, I tried ebay and my usual motor factors but no luck so far.
If anyone who reads this knows of a supplier i would be really happy as rubber is the way forward.
I have always stayed well away from sealer poo before and prefer to rely on the gasket itself to be able to manage the job, I recently added rubber rocker cover gaskets to the engine and was happy that they work with no sealer or other prep so was hoping a sump gasket was available, I tried ebay and my usual motor factors but no luck so far.
If anyone who reads this knows of a supplier i would be really happy as rubber is the way forward.