Re: [MBZ] Oil pan Gasket sealant
You must use a sealant, the factory does. Some sort of high temp resistant RTC, the black stuff, is what you want. Glad you managed to get it repaired! Peter
Re: [MBZ] Oil pan Gasket sealant
As luck would have it, I didn't think I had enough Hylomar, so did use the High temp RTV. Now to get the alignment close enough to drive it to the shop On 5/28/07, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must use a sealant, the factory does. Some sort of high temp resistant RTC, the black stuff, is what you want. Glad you managed to get it repaired! Peter -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
Re: [MBZ] Oil pan Gasket sealant
As much as I love Hylomar and hate RTV, if there's a possibility of some larger gaps remaining, I'd go with the RTV. Hylomar fills imperfections perfectly, but it's not intended to fill gaps. Robert OK Don wrote: $150 of wleding and de-warping later, I'm about to install the repaired oil pan on the 300SDL. (I'll post photos later). I had to clean off a LOT of black RTV sealant - no fun. The machine shop thought they got the pan pretty flat - the bolts should pull it up the rest of the way. So, I think I need to use a sealant - the question is, black RTV or Hylomar???
Re: [MBZ] Oil pan Gasket sealant
RTV it was. We'll see how good it is - one of the 10 bolts at the back end of the pan was stripped - it's tight enough to stay in place (so far), and I applied blue lock-tite. I'll be watching to see what happens. I did notice that the label on the pan gasket states that it's for M104, OM603 and OM606. I wonder what other parts are common between the OM603/6 and the M104? On 5/28/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As much as I love Hylomar and hate RTV, if there's a possibility of some larger gaps remaining, I'd go with the RTV. Hylomar fills imperfections perfectly, but it's not intended to fill gaps. Robert -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
[MBZ] Oil pan Gasket sealant
$150 of wleding and de-warping later, I'm about to install the repaired oil pan on the 300SDL. (I'll post photos later). I had to clean off a LOT of black RTV sealant - no fun. The machine shop thought they got the pan pretty flat - the bolts should pull it up the rest of the way. So, I think I need to use a sealant - the question is, black RTV or Hylomar??? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
