Home made Oil pan gasket.

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Originally Posted by 911monty

You are not making an oil PAN gasket. You are making a cover gasket. The pan as on V-8 engines will hold, with some leakage, the entire capacity of oil in the engine even if it becomes loose. Where as a loose cover on the boxer engine could allow the entire oil volume to leak out. How many times have you seen a valve cover with the bolts finger tight? IMHO not a good idea.

OH and not to mention altering the highly important Oil pump pickup to sump clearance.

This is something to think about. think i will go with RTV. The problem with RTV is simply ease of installation. Reassembly on your back in a cramped space is not fun. Not to mention the gooping into the pan problem.