Replacing Oil Pan on 1G TSi

[Matt D.]

Scheides wouldn't know, his torque wrench is busted anyway. ;)

[turbotalon1g]

^lol.
Should he be careful to how much he is putting on too, don't want a big goop of it on the inside of the oil pan.

[Kracka]

Use A LOT of rtv (ultra grey/black) and make sure you torque the bolts to spec.

You want to use enough so you get a nice solid thick bead, but not so much it squeezes out all over the place. Be sure to also go surround all the bolt holes.

[OmgAwd]

Thank you. Can i get RTV at any auto parts store?

[sleepydsm]

A nice bead is all you need. Something I have done myself is lay a bead, and then gently spread it out on the surface of the pan leaving a nice layer, not too thin. And DO NOT get a lot of RTV on the bolts, you can hydrolically lock the bolt and possible screw the threads up more. If some are stripped, try just running a proper tap (M6x1.00 I think) and try threading in a bolt. If it seems to feel good, just let it be then. Might even have to helicoil some of the holes.

[sleepydsm]

Also, ULTRA BLACK is the best (quoting a Permatex employee) RTV of all the kinds Permatex makes, and is the best for this application.

[Kracka]

Can i get RTV at any auto parts store?

Yup.

[AwdGSX13]

Ultra Black RTV FTW!

[CarPsyco84]

A nice bead is all you need. Something I have done myself is lay a bead, and then gently spread it out on the surface of the pan leaving a nice layer, not too thin. And DO NOT get a lot of RTV on the bolts, you can hydrolically lock the bolt and possible screw the threads up more. If some are stripped, try just running a proper tap (M6x1.00 I think) and try threading in a bolt. If it seems to feel good, just let it be then. Might even have to helicoil some of the holes.

If the stripped holes are right next to each other your probly going to wanna try to fix them, if their not it "might" not leak.... depends on where it is too, if its on a corner or just the side.

[iceminion]

my $0.02:

use a straight edge to verify that there are no bends in the pan, pound any dents flat.

I have heard good things about "The Right Stuff" as a matter of fact, my goodyear has stopped using black silcone because this stuff outperforms it in every area (we cannot have customers come back, not good for business)

Personally I recommend 3M Weather Stripping Adheasive, nasty nasty stuff!!! and it dries in under a minute and is extremely sticky!!! it is less flexible then RTV when cured, so when removing the pan it comes off quite a bit easier.....