Home made Oil pan gasket.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by SilverSSS

I've made plenty of gaskets in the past, like the rubber infused cork sheets, Anybody see any downside to making a oil pan gasket? Seems like a much better solution then RTV!!!

Hydrocarbon resistant materials used to manufactured gasket is not all that cheap. RTV is used to reduce cost for the automakers- in fact not only in the automotive industry, pretty much anywhere else that needs temp sealing.

If however you plan on sealing your oil pan permanently, then a quality gasket applies quite well and recommended.

Cost man :/

(ps: see, I'm slowly becoming a 986 technician - the expert lolll)

[Mig]

I never really had much respect for RTV until I got into aviation. I see it used quite a bit around the engines of piston aircraft.

These engines are quite similar to ours. Mostly flat 6 piston engines. They are tough; they operate at high power settings all day long, and in both hot and very cold environments.

I've never seen RTV leak on an airplane. It's usually other areas that start to seep.