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Welkman



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Metal gasket + RTV?
Hi all,

The pipe from the oil filter to the sump on my TD5 is leaking badly at the sump end. I have drained the oil and removed the metal pipe. I really dont want to do this twice so should I used RTV and the metal gaskets or just go with the standard metal gaskets and torque to spec? I Think it has been overtightened but does not appear warped when checked with a straight edge.
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dorsetsmith



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Embarassed

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Welkman



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could you clarify what tube nut and olive means? On both of the TD5 engines I have there were gaskets on the upper and lower connections.
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dorsetsmith



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my fault stop read post on my phone


standard metal gaskets at the top and bottom torque to spec


http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/9959...iscovery_2
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Welkman



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I just had a check of the diagram and it needs two of these - LRJ100000

I will try with just the fresh gaskets and clean mating surfaces torqued to spec (10nm). If that fails I will drain the oil again and try my luck with RTV.

Thanks
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dorsetsmith



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This type metal gasket one shot only can not be reused
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Welkman



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Yep - I think I disconnected the tube when doing the rear main oil seal as I had to drop the sump so hopefully a new gasket will sort it. It was leaking incredibly badly!
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Welkman



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All done - gaskets six quid from the stealer. Torque is 10nm which does not seem all that much but no leaks so far. Cleaned up the mating surfaces on a flat steel table with some p1000 sandpaper first.
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