09-01-2020, 02:13 PM
I spent so long fashioning a silicon gasket (which does a great job) that I didn't consider the travel of oil down through the sump bolt thread. The sump has emptied itself of 1/2 pint of new oil in a week.. and appears to be coming out of two of the bolt locations judging from the drip. This is a 3 bearing crankcase.
Is there a rule for which ones (have the potential to) leak and which ones have blind locations (and thus can't)?
And what is the best sealant for these - a bit of copper loctite sealant on the bolt end as it's put in? Or squeeze some into the hole first?
Is there a rule for which ones (have the potential to) leak and which ones have blind locations (and thus can't)?
And what is the best sealant for these - a bit of copper loctite sealant on the bolt end as it's put in? Or squeeze some into the hole first?