Are all RTV's equal??
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Are all RTV's equal??
I'm putting on my AAM oil pan spacer this weekend. And i was gonna buy the factory RTV from the dealer to seal everything up. BUT it's $25 for a tube of it!!! Would a high temp RTV from Advance auto parts be equivilent, or am i better off buying the factory stuff from the dealer?
P.S. I'm not trying to be a cheap a$$, i just don't want to spend $20 extra if they are all the same.
Thanks!!
P.S. I'm not trying to be a cheap a$$, i just don't want to spend $20 extra if they are all the same.
Thanks!!
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I've never had a problem with using red or black RTV on oil pans, myself. Haven't done one of our spacers yet, but on both a VQ30 and VQ35, after sufficient cleaning of the mating surfaces and proper application of RTV never a leak.
Yea, the dealer's FIPG is pretty expensive, but some people have no problem getting it just because it's Nissan. I wouldn't get it at that price either, personally.
Yea, the dealer's FIPG is pretty expensive, but some people have no problem getting it just because it's Nissan. I wouldn't get it at that price either, personally.
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If you use the Permatex ONLY use the Ultra---Now days though _ use OEM for many things--I get the RTV that International Harvester uses for their Powerstrokes or the Chev OEM or the Nissan.
Its awesome, but once sealed, ITS sealed---also caustic, I got some on my stomach one day and when I peeled it off, it took the skin.
Its worth it for NO worries in crucial stuff
Its awesome, but once sealed, ITS sealed---also caustic, I got some on my stomach one day and when I peeled it off, it took the skin.
Its worth it for NO worries in crucial stuff
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