Thread: oil pan gasket rtv? gasket or both

i am due to replace my oil pan gasket i used rtv before, but was going to get a oil pan gasket and was wondering should i use hi temp copper gasket sealer and a oil pan gasget, or just rtv or rtv and gasket? i want a seal proof situation for my oil pan

Lower oil pan?

I've always had good luck with just grey RTV. Remove all the old stuff and and follow the directions for application and you should be leak free.

yea the lower oil pan do you think the oil pan gasket for 7.99 is worth it the add some copper sealent or rtv to it?

RTV alone is plenty.

If the lower oil pan surface didn't have a valley in it I'd say you could go ahead and try the gasket with gasket sealant, not RTV. (There's this purple sticky goop that is recommended and I think made by permatex. Copper sealant sounds way wrong.)

What is the gasket made of? Cork? Rubber? Is it flat?
I think 95% of us use RTV only and we all have good luck with that.

true i was just curious as to what would be better this or that? i am gonna see what the gasket is made of, if its made of rubber would it be better

I guess I'm more wondering about the shape of it. If it's flat then I wouldn't trust it. If it has a shape to it that goes into the groove on the lower oil pan it should be usable.
I've just never heard of a non-flat cork gasket is why I asked.

What gasket do you speak of? Must be an aftermarket one because in the FSM and FAST both list RTV and have no gasket part number.

- If I have to do it again, I'm doing both.

i might try permatex black silicone gasket maker that stuff is extremely strong