Sump oil leak

[15dbs 0]

Hi all another  question. I've got a slight oil leak from my sump is it best to use a gasket  or  a rtv sealant.  

[Leslie green 126]

Depends on the engine , a 1.9 Gti needs both as it  has a sump spacer , the gasket is between the tin sump and alloy spacer.

[15dbs 0]

It's a 1.6 mate

[Leslie green 126]

I think just rtv will be fine for a 1.6 

[SRDT 199]

Some oil pan screws are not the same length, if you mix and match on reassembly you can have a recurring leak.

[Tom Fenton 1,562]

Gasket plus wellseal, the key is going round the bolts with a torque wrench over a couple of days as the gasket progressively settles. Do it just once and it will leak is my experience.

[series111 21]

Wynns gasket maker used this for sump replacements for years just use this no gasket required.

[PhilNW 46]

Clean faces then sealant and use a torque wrench (dont guess) the torque