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Salad-Dodger · 13th February 2018, 09:58

RTV is the sump sealant I think? I have a tube of VW Audi D 176 404 A2 here. Its the white stuff and works really well on the sump where no gasket is present. I see in the picture the goo is black, and looks like it was used in vast amounts! Maybe a smear around the coolant port would suffice.

I'm looking at any burrs around the heads/manifold join at the moment as these may contribute to a poor seating. Isn't it a shame that just a little more could have gone into the design of these engines just to give them a longer usage before becoming unreliable?

Just an ask as I'm here. I understand that we need to make a contribution to the forum before we can use picture hosting. Can someone tell me what I have to do to achieve this please! DON'T PANIC...I'VE FOUND IT!)
Steve

13th February 2018, 09:58	#20
Salad-Dodger Gets stuck in MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Chatham Posts: 592 Thanks: 34 Thanked 66 Times in 62 Posts	RTV is the sump sealant I think? I have a tube of VW Audi D 176 404 A2 here. Its the white stuff and works really well on the sump where no gasket is present. I see in the picture the goo is black, and looks like it was used in vast amounts! Maybe a smear around the coolant port would suffice. I'm looking at any burrs around the heads/manifold join at the moment as these may contribute to a poor seating. Isn't it a shame that just a little more could have gone into the design of these engines just to give them a longer usage before becoming unreliable? Just an ask as I'm here. I understand that we need to make a contribution to the forum before we can use picture hosting. Can someone tell me what I have to do to achieve this please! DON'T PANIC...I'VE FOUND IT!) Steve Last edited by Salad-Dodger; 13th February 2018 at 13:19..