Subject	Yes, this is ideal...
Posted by	Zu4ea on August 20, 2012 at 12:15 AM
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In Reply To	Any truth to letting oil pan RTV dry a bit before fully posted by evan_aggie on August 17, 2012 at 03:39 PM
Message	Learned this the hard way with my oil pan. Thought it was no biggie, I was in a hurry torqued it on and dropped my motor in the car. Ended up with leak (not a huge leak, but a leak none the less) and had to pull the motor back out to re-seat the pan properly. Not to mention scraping off all the old RTV and cleaning the pan, PITA. Better to take your time and do it right the first time in order to avoid grief later. I believe RTV needs at least an hour to cure, depending on temperature. Snug the bolts, let cure, then torque to spec.
Follow Ups	Any truth to letting oil pan RTV dry a bit before fully - evan_aggie 15:39:51 08/17/12 I've never needed to do that. - Woody75 (Denver) 16:22:32 08/17/12 Yep on the Permatex. Per Woody75 - best to read - jzack 12:20:02 08/18/12 I just bolt it on (n/m) - aliaZ 09:58:22 08/18/12 Re: Any truth to letting oil pan RTV dry a bit before fully - megaDan 10:12:43 08/18/12 Just read: that is what Permatex says, but 2hr cure time. (n/m) - evan_aggie 15:26:30 08/18/12 Yes, this is ideal... - Zu4ea 00:15:23 08/20/12
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