03-12-2021, 10:11 PM
Perhaps I am rather conservative, but, when I put my engine back together now some two years and 10,000 miles ago I used:-
For the block to crankcase joint, a standard paper gasket with a thin smear of proprietary black silicon sealant both sides
For the Cylinder head, a new 'old stock' copper/asbestos gasket smeared with copper slip both sides.
The manifold gasket was fitted 'dry'
The paper sump gasket was liberally smeared with grease before fitting.
Everything else was fitted using the appropriate paper gaskets smeared with blue Hylomar.
Admittedly, I still have a slight leak from the near side rear corner of the engine, but I suspect this is from the tappet cover. The engine uses oil at about 500 miles per pint.
As many may have noticed, my car is well used and does about 5000 miles a year and has been the daily driver on occasions (including presently) and the car has proved to be entirely trouble free.
For the block to crankcase joint, a standard paper gasket with a thin smear of proprietary black silicon sealant both sides
For the Cylinder head, a new 'old stock' copper/asbestos gasket smeared with copper slip both sides.
The manifold gasket was fitted 'dry'
The paper sump gasket was liberally smeared with grease before fitting.
Everything else was fitted using the appropriate paper gaskets smeared with blue Hylomar.
Admittedly, I still have a slight leak from the near side rear corner of the engine, but I suspect this is from the tappet cover. The engine uses oil at about 500 miles per pint.
As many may have noticed, my car is well used and does about 5000 miles a year and has been the daily driver on occasions (including presently) and the car has proved to be entirely trouble free.