2001 3.0 Saturn oil pan grey or black Permatex

[oilboy123]

I need to redo the seal on the pan. It's aluminum and it shows the grey, or black RTV works for this. Anybody prefer one over the other, and why? Thanks

 

[KD0AXS]

The Right Stuff. It works much better than regular RTV.

 

[yonyon]

I would go with the grey for that. Black for sealing the corners of a gasket, grey for when the RTV is the gasket, ThreeBond for when the gasket won't ever have to release without destroying the pan.

 

[Trav]

Get a tube of Honda Bond Grey from any Honda dealer, its cheaper and is made for this job.

 

[NHGUY]

Grey or Right Stuff.Its good stuff...lol

 

[beast3300]

Originally Posted By: KD0AXS
The Right Stuff. It works much better than regular RTV.

yes

 

[OVERKILL]

Ford Grey RTV from the local Ford dealer. It was designed to deal with oil pan sensor leaks on the 7.3L Powerstroke diesel. It is insanely good.

 

[michaelluscher]

+1

 

[mechanicx]

Originally Posted By: Trav
Get a tube of Honda Bond Grey from any Honda dealer, its cheaper and is made for this job.


+1. Or maybe Permatex ultra grey as it is probably about the same thing. Ultra black is also a good choice to seal oil for oil pnas and valvecovers.

 

[mechtech2]

Gray RTV .
Right Stuff is very good, but sits on shelves because it is so expensive and can 'dry out' in the can.
It won't apply right or dry right - I have had several with problems..
Very frustrating when you spend the larger amount of money!

 

[oilboy123]

Sounds like Permatex grey, or Honda grey.... Thanks

 

[mattd]

honda bond is great stuff.

 

[Joe72Mart]

Permatex has a product selection guide:

http://www.permatex.com/products/product-selector

Joe