snow4me Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I have a pretty bad oil pan leak, it's very rusty. I was thinking about using Rock auto and getting their premium pan which "meets or exceeds" OEM. I don't really care too much, just as long as it does its job. My question is.... do I order a pan gasket or use RTV??? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbot Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Rtv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow4me Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Black permatex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riderman Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I have used both in the past. Black RTV by itself and a gasket with permatex gasket sealer. Both worked well, no leaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funpath01 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) I would definitely use a quality gasket and rtv. Is this upper or lower pan? I would do the same for both. No way I would just use rtv. Edited October 23, 2020 by Funpath01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow4me Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 12:42 AM, Funpath01 said: I would definitely use a quality gasket and rtv. Is this upper or lower pan? I would do the same for both. No way I would just use rtv. Lower pan to start. I had a buddy that would use the gaskets with Indian head shellac to glue the gasket to the pan and just bare gasket against to block surface. That was his go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Every pan I do I just use black permatex RTV and never have any leaks. The wd21 pans come with 2 small gaskets at each end the rest is liquid sealant. I would assume the r50 is the same as my VW with the 2 piece oil pan. I used RTV on that as well with no issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow4me Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Well, I climbed under the pathfinder and wiped off the lower pan, definitely leaking from the lower pan up by the flange. It's pretty bad. I'm not sure if a pan has ever been done on it before, it had 175,000 miles on it but there was no gasket that I could see, just RTV. Also noticed my LH inner tie rod boot was all torn up so I need that as well as the clamps. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaQX402 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I just did mine, I was back and forth on which one to use. Ended up buying one from eBay for $17 and the gasket for $11. It was just as heavy as the OEM, very solid, no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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