nobber
Well-Known Member
Yes , pretty much. It can also be used in conjunction with a cork or paper gasket.
Ive done my sump, rocker cover, water pump and stat housing as well as a few other bits, timing cover etc.
One thing is it can make separation a bit more difficult at a later date than normal sealant but its not really that bad and worth the effort.
Run some brake cleaner over the mating surfaces first, make sure its all clean.
Ive done my sump, rocker cover, water pump and stat housing as well as a few other bits, timing cover etc.
One thing is it can make separation a bit more difficult at a later date than normal sealant but its not really that bad and worth the effort.
Run some brake cleaner over the mating surfaces first, make sure its all clean.
nobber
Well-Known Member
That doesn't help. Get a genuine workshop manual and parts catalogue, that will help you, step by step, exploded diagrams and part numbers. Make sure you get genuine ones and not Haynes , EBay is your friend. If your going to work on your vehicle they really are very good, not only can you sit down and plan what you will be doing you can also have the correct parts and tools at hand. What they wont do is stop you sheering bolts, snapping studs and grazing knuckles.
winchman
Active Member
I feel you are best just doing the easy ones you can do your self and see how it goes. My £800 Disco is totally oil tight, I wouldn't dream of spending that on an oil leak unless it was dangerous.Yeah but the other issue i have is although keen to learn i am not the most mechanically minded person in the pot
When I first got into the world of Land Rover ownership in 1996, I was just 17 and had wielded spanners to adjust the seat height on my bicycle so, like you, I was not mechanically minded. A few months later I was speaking to someone who did everything on his Land Rover and told him that I wasn't mechanically minded. He told me "you may not be mechanically minded but you are not illiterate". So I took his advice, grabbed the manuals, read, re-read and re-read them time and time again. I read magazines avidly until pretty recently. Since the turn of the century and the introduction of forums, youtube, etc. things have become so much easier for the novice.Yeah but the other issue i have is although keen to learn i am not the most mechanically minded person in the pot
Vinlander
Well-Known Member
+1 start with rocker cover, but it won't won't leak when parked, so unlikely to cure all your ills.
Do sump gasket next, as more likely than ladder seal, and much easier, requiring oil drain but not gearbox removal. Do oil pump while drained, chances are that's the only real issue. Where it sits it'll cover sump etc with oil so it looks like all that is in trouble, but might be ok.
Easy Peasy for some not so for others!!!!
Update, having spoken to the garage i told them i would get the car home and tackle the easier items myself such as the rocker cover and sump gasket. Im not sure how the oil pump is done but will have a troll through the forums on here.
The landy was supposed to have been delivered yeseterday but never arrived and no call with explanation!! My confidence in Keith Gotts has taken a massive hit with items in the past and this latest issue.
Can anyone recomend a decent place within say 50miles of Portsmouth?
Cheers
Kev
Update, having spoken to the garage i told them i would get the car home and tackle the easier items myself such as the rocker cover and sump gasket. Im not sure how the oil pump is done but will have a troll through the forums on here.
The landy was supposed to have been delivered yeseterday but never arrived and no call with explanation!! My confidence in Keith Gotts has taken a massive hit with items in the past and this latest issue.
Can anyone recomend a decent place within say 50miles of Portsmouth?
Cheers
Kev
Hi Nobber
Sorry mate but are you saying it has to be uses in conjunction with a gasket or can it be used as a stand alone sealant??
Cheers
