Black or Red RTV for oil pan gasket and RMS carrier

[Sagaris]

I have the Permatex Ultra Black high oil resistance RTV and was planning on using it with the oil pan gasket. It states that it is good for intermittent temperatures of 500 F. I think that is fine for the oil pan but I also need to do the rear main seal and put some rtv on the housing/carrier there. I am wondering if anyone has used this RTV on the rear main seal carrier or have heard of leaks in that area.

I cant imagine the rear main seal getting much hotter than 350 F in extreme cases but I am not sure what kind of intermittent temperatures to expect from the clutch area. I would expect the clutch to
stay below 450 degrees for a peak intermittent temperature (when thinking of brake rotor temperatures)

Any thoughts?

[jrobie79]

for the rear main seal, pelican suggests curil-T....but hylomar is equivalent and available at advance auto, its owned by permatex now.

[bmwstudent]

if you really want the best, i use a grey silicone from International trucks. They use it or oil pan gaskets in place of a real gasket. Anyone driving around with a power stroke diesel or a duramax from chevy has that stuff in several spots. It may be a little difficult to get if your not close to an international dealer but its good stuff.

[xwill112x]

I made a paper gasket today for the RMS carrier...Didnt trust RTV as its Too much of a pain if it leaks and ruins my clutch

[immajackuup]

if you want the best! honda bond

[SpecM]

if you want the best! honda bond

THIS ^ This stuff right here

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[MR 325]

My thoughts, don't use silicone.

[reelizmpro]

Hondabond/yamabond/toyotabond or permatex equivalent works wonders especially if the surface is porous like the rear main seal carrier. Only gaskets I have on my s14 are headgasket and valve cover. I was advised to use the stuff and it works great. I'm amazed. S14s usually leak oil from everywhere so I opted not to use the stock paper or cork gaskets.