Rear Main seal question

[Cya]

my mechanic used FIPG on every seal with no problems so far.. and hes done it that way for years.

would you apply it to the outside of the ring?

 

[IJ.]

Thin smear of Permatex #4 on the outside and grease on the inside makes them slip right in with finger pressure.

 

[Cya]

Thin smear of Permatex #4 on the outside and grease on the inside makes them slip right in with finger pressure.

And IJ comes through again! Thanks.:icon_bigg

 

[Cya]

Im not able to find a number four. How about 2 or 3.

 

[IJ.]

#3 doesn't set up hard but will still work ok just #4 is better

 

[Cya]

Still no number 4. No.1 seems to set the hardest or there's Toyota FIPG.

 

[IJ.]

Never used #1 but #5 is closeish to #4 in properties

Dunno if FIPG would work as I've never tried it.
(I tend to stick with what I know)

 

[BJ91T]

Also Make sure your PCV/catch can setup is not causing to much pressure blowing the seals out. Thats what the issue was with mine Im sure IJ remembers my thread on this lol.



BJ

 

[Cya]

Never used #1 but #5 is closeish to #4 in properties

Dunno if FIPG would work as I've never tried it.
(I tend to stick with what I know)

I cheacked all my local stores and their website and no number 4 or 5. :cry: Are you pulling my leg?

 

[castrol supra]

Chances are it is something different here than it is there.
Try cross referancing part #'s and see what hits.

Ij, is on the other side of the globe man.

It may even be called something different and packaged differently as well.

I was speaking to someone in the UK about loctite and there's is all gray tubed and part #'s. Nothing like here in the states.

 

[Cya]

good point. Part numbers, different names. sorry about that.

 

[Justin]

good point. Part numbers, different names. sorry about that.

Find it?

I just pulled the front part of my engine apart and found my leak. Turns out it was my front main seal. I'm going to re-do all and I want to make sure I do it right this time.