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inlet gasket sealer?
beaver34 - 10/7/13 at 11:34 AM

am i ok to use some form of silicone sealer for mating my throttle bodies to my cylinder head?

if so what do people use?

thanks

r1_pete - 10/7/13 at 11:48 AM

No, Lambdas don't like silicone, no matter how little it will get through and contaminate.

I use Stagg Wellseal, just the lightest smear around the ports and waterways, and never had a leaker yet.

mark chandler - 10/7/13 at 11:50 AM

Blue hylomar here

deezee - 10/7/13 at 11:52 AM

Blue Hylomar on my mating face.

beaver34 - 10/7/13 at 11:57 AM

thanks guys, will pick some up tonight,

is that preferable to using gasket paper?

whitestu - 10/7/13 at 11:58 AM

Loctite do an O2 sensor safe sealant. Most factors will sell it.

I use a paper gasket to cut my own gakets and some sealant to make sure.


Stu

[Edited on 10/7/13 by whitestu]

r1_pete - 10/7/13 at 12:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
thanks guys, will pick some up tonight,

is that preferable to using gasket paper?


I use Wellseal as well as gasket paper.

[Edited on 10/7/13 by r1_pete]