oil sealant

hyltonlad

i have an oil leak coming from the oil sump gasket would oil sealant seal it.
thanks hyltonlad

s_b

no
make sure its the seal though and not a rusty sump gone porous due to rot

hyltonlad

thanks s b some one said they would charge me £80 supplied and fitted which i think is a good price after getting a few quotes.
hyltonlad

EdGasket

If it is only the sump gasket and you can see where its coming out, try smearing some high-temp RTV sealant on the outside; might do the trick as it's not a high pressure situation.

Strider590

hyltonlad wrote: »

i have an oil leak coming from the oil sump gasket would oil sealant seal it.
thanks hyltonlad

If your willing to get mucky unscrewing/bolting the sump (drain engine oil first), you could happily use some "Hylomar Universal Blue" instant gasket compound and then bolt it all back together..

Though tbh, in that instance a replacement gasket probably wouldn't cost a great deal anyway.

hyltonlad

thanks to you all i would not like to try and change the gasket myself as i am bo good at that sort of thing but i will give RTV sealant a try,another problem i get now and again is it losers power like it miss fires i have just had new plugs and coil pack fitted any ideas on this,
thanks again hyltonlad

s_b

Strider590 wrote: »

If your willing to get mucky unscrewing/bolting the sump (drain engine oil first), you could happily use some "Hylomar Universal Blue" instant gasket compound and then bolt it all back together..

Though tbh, in that instance a replacement gasket probably wouldn't cost a great deal anyway.

i dont think the blue would be suitable
i used rtv for £5 last time i did a sump
manufacturers recommended stuff came in at £15

s_b

hyltonlad wrote: »

thanks to you all i would not like to try and change the gasket myself as i am bo good at that sort of thing but i will give RTV sealant a try,another problem i get now and again is it losers power like it miss fires i have just had new plugs and coil pack fitted any ideas on this,
thanks again hyltonlad

if your sump is made of tin then its quite likely it will go out of shape as you remove it
you never said make model so no-one would be able to advise you
as regards wacking rtv on the side it will do as much good as candle wax because oil creeps

hyltonlad

the car is a 1.6 petrol picasso.
hyltonlad

s_b

hyltonlad wrote: »

the car is a 1.6 petrol picasso.
hyltonlad

are you sure its the sump gasket then as i said yesterday?

with regards your other problem a generic code reader will point you some way towards the reason it misfires
look on the bay they start at about £15