1997 XJ 4.0
I pulled my harmonic balancer this weekend to replace it and decided to do the front crank seal while there... big mistake on the seal. I had to pull the timing cover. After prying, hammering, and torching, the seal has not moved one bit. I need something fast and I'm thinking of trying the Dorman timing cover.
I am confused on a couple of things. First, the RTV that goes at the joint where the timing cover, block, and pan meet. It appears I have RTV UNDER the factory one-piece gasket, at that joint. It's supposed to be a 1/8 bead on top of the gasket, right? My 1997 FSM does not even mention this under the timing cover or oil pan replacement sections. It does mention it under the section dealing with camshaft bearings (page 9-79). Strangely, page 9-79 is the only place it mentions using gasket sealer on the paper gasket for the timing cover. No mention under the timing cover replacement section. I was going to use Indian Head anyway.
Also, should I use RTV on both sides of the oil pan gasket that is currently sticking out? I'm getting conflicting reports on this. I am going to do the oil pan gasket/rear main in a couple of months when I have vacation time. I do not want to do them now.
I pulled my harmonic balancer this weekend to replace it and decided to do the front crank seal while there... big mistake on the seal. I had to pull the timing cover. After prying, hammering, and torching, the seal has not moved one bit. I need something fast and I'm thinking of trying the Dorman timing cover.
I am confused on a couple of things. First, the RTV that goes at the joint where the timing cover, block, and pan meet. It appears I have RTV UNDER the factory one-piece gasket, at that joint. It's supposed to be a 1/8 bead on top of the gasket, right? My 1997 FSM does not even mention this under the timing cover or oil pan replacement sections. It does mention it under the section dealing with camshaft bearings (page 9-79). Strangely, page 9-79 is the only place it mentions using gasket sealer on the paper gasket for the timing cover. No mention under the timing cover replacement section. I was going to use Indian Head anyway.
Also, should I use RTV on both sides of the oil pan gasket that is currently sticking out? I'm getting conflicting reports on this. I am going to do the oil pan gasket/rear main in a couple of months when I have vacation time. I do not want to do them now.