Recent content by sandy777

just thought I'd take a moment to THANK everyone who has responded so far... the input has been amazing, and I really appreciate it!

I'm thinking that adhesion of the RTV will be critical to success... if it doesn't stick well enough on both side of the leak point, I imagine that oil will just seep out underneath I always thought that "gasket maker" RTV would harden into a custom gasket -- but one that could be removed in...

here's the special "flex" version of that Permatex RTV (at Canadian Tire) > INFO LINK

I'm starting to think that putting on some RTV -- instead of Permatex Spay Sealant -- might be a better idea, simply because I suspect the spray sealant will end up creating a massive mess, since I can barely get back in there to mask things off, let alone hold the spray can... plus since it's...

additional possible solution: 7. put some sort of absorbent pad on the outside, one that can be changed periodically (perhaps held down by a stainless steel mesh of some kind?) I know this sounds ridiculous, but what if it needs to be changed only once per year?... I can't imagine my drips add...

looks like my sealant is white... looking at the photo, a vertical bead of squished-out sealant is visible

seems it is NOT leaking at the back corner of valve cover... see new photo in the gallery (DSC00458)

additional info: before the photos were taken, I had a mechanic spray all oily areas with brake cleaner, then I drove car for a week... source of leak appears to be coming from where I've indicated (ie., not oil pan, not crank pulley)

just another photo...

clarification to my OP... I meant to say: "clearly, the gasket sealant has failed, and thus some oil is able to escape..."

here's a photo, just to make sure it's saved with this thread:

the timing chain cover uses sealant (RTV) from the factory... it is not a gasket

hello: I have a 2005 Toyota Matrix, which has a slow leak coming from the timing chain cover leaking at the rear side, at the 3-way junction where the head, block, and timing chain cover meet up... this also happens to be where the timing chain tensioner is located (a known leak point, but...