srt valve gasket

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:30 pm

Guys have a question on the corner side were the turbo is i replaced the gasket 3k miles ago. And was doing reg check up seeing if there was any leak. And it has on the corner a slight... slight tiny oil. I did use rtv when i instaaled it. But why is it that i cant get that 100% seal air tight. Will post pix soon thx.

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:38 pm

Yes no rtv. Also make sure that valve cover is vented.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:46 pm

Almost correct. You do need to use a small amount of Ultra gray RTV at the point where the cam caps meet the head. That is just to seal up the mating surfaces.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:14 am

RTV has to cure for 24 hours I believe. Also did you torque the bolts down properly and in order?

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:18 am

hmmm 24 hours opps damn shit I did proper torque and i did it in order. looks like i have to buy another gasket in a few days and do the job over again. or can i reuse the same gasket. i'm going to say nope have to buy a new one.

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:40 pm

Danteneon wrote:Almost correct. You do need to use a small amount of Ultra gray RTV at the point where the cam caps meet the head. That is just to seal up the mating surfaces.

Don't quite understand this. Are you talking between the caps and head? If so you need some anearbolic (sp) sealant there. As far as the valve cover I personally never used any rtv on it and never had a problem.

DetergentCandy · Post by **DetergentCandy** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:20 am

Depends on how old the gasket is. If it's the original, i'd just ditch it and get a new one.

I just picked up a new gasket set from Felpro the first time I had my VC off. I've had it on and off half a dozen times now and haven't had issues

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:16 am

boostalot717 wrote:Don't quite understand this. Are you talking between the caps and head? If so you need some anearbolic (sp) sealant there. As far as the valve cover I personally never used any rtv on it and never had a problem.

I was trying to find a pic from the FSM online, but no dice. But basically where the front and rear cam caps bolt down to the head, you would use a bead of Ultra Gray RTV at those joints (not under the cap themselves). I guess you could use anaerobic sealer as well, but it only calls for hi-temp gray.

As a side note, Subaru and Nissan also use the same RTV at the same locations as well. It's probably pretty universal for machined aluminum heads.

As to re-using the gasket, you should be fine. It takes a while for the rubber to get to brittle to re-use again.

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:33 am

Heres the link to the how to on srt forums, they have the pics that show where the rtv should go.

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f75/how ... cs-558130/

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:18 pm

Ok yea I use anearbolic sealer

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:50 pm

gasket is new.. i have 2k miles on it now.