BEST ENGINE ASSEMBLY SEALANT/SEALER

[72mk1escort]

what is the best engine assembly sealant/sealer to use I am putting my freshly bored cross flow together with all new gaskets from burtons and ive ordered a competition sump gasket and just wanted to know what sealer to use as a secondary precaution as its always leaked from the sump.

 

i will also use it on both sides of the paper gaskets which is what ive always done to prevent leaking just need to know what the best sealer is as i dont want to waste my money.

 

Ive heard good things about Hylomar and burtons sell that?

 

any info would be greatly appreciated cheers guys

[baz105e]

blue hylomar

[X FLOW EDDY]

My old man swears by STAG WELLSEAL . He did all his mini cooper engines with it and they never leaked.

[moredoorAsh]

Hylomar blue

[Tom]

Don't use sealant on cork gaskets though as they squash out when tightened

[Fiesta Steve]

As Tom says, I don't use any apart from a tiny bit where the cork and rubber ends meet and never had any leaks.

 

Make sure you torque it correctly, if you just do it by hand and guess it will be too tight and leak oil !!

[caprinerd]

bath sealent used it for years as do the stock car boys and the banger boys as well

[Tom]

Most of time I use a bit of spray glue (on paper and cork gaskets) but its a twunt to get off again though!

[willmk2]

Hyomar sorted mine

[72mk1escort]

Im using the competition sump gasket from burtons for the sump can i put sealer either side of that or is there no need?

[72mk1escort]

any info guys

[Davewrc]

I would only only use a light smear of grease to seal it and some holomar in the corners where the rubber strips go over the front and rear covers.

[72mk1escort]

Burtons are out of stock of Hylamar any ideas of any other places that sell it guys

[Davewrc]

Halfrauds

[Nuttynil]

i am sure halfords sell it dont need to use much just a light smear

[72mk1escort]

Halfrauds

 

Cheers Mate

[kingstreetjon]

You need to forget all that ancient stuff, times have changed, i work on modern engines every day and i use a grey high build sealer made by vauxhall, it comes in half length tubes to go in a cartridge gun. You can use it with pressed tin sumps without the gaskets, it sets like flexible rubber and i've never had a leak yet. As long as you leave it to set for twelve hours you'll have no problems at all. I've built a lotus twincam engine recently and used it on the front cover and the sump with zero leaks which is unheard of.

[Mick The Cabbie]

I've never had any probs using general use clear silicone sealer in a cartridge gun.

That Vauxhall stuff sounds intriguing tho..