XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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I'm soon going to drop the oil pan on my '92 Talon TSi AWD to clean out years if not decades of gunk, as part of an overall restoration project, along with replacing the rear seal and gasket.
I'm guessing that it probably doesn't matter that much and I could even use gray RTV, but if I had a choice, should I use Permatex's Ultra Black or Optimum Black?
The latter's supposed to be more flexible for "newer" cars, but at 28 years mine's not exactly new or even "newer". Should I stick with the tried and true Ultra? I don't have either at present, only Ultra Gray. Could I use that, or is Black better because it supposedly has better (hot) oil resistance?
Btw, there's conflicting info on whether you need to drop the oil pan to replace the rear oil seal on 1G DSMs. Yes, no, or no but it's easier/better if you do?
Oh yeah, after dropping the pan I'm supposed to replace both the return pipe and oil screen gaskets. OEM a must, or is aftermarket OK?
I'm guessing that it probably doesn't matter that much and I could even use gray RTV, but if I had a choice, should I use Permatex's Ultra Black or Optimum Black?
The latter's supposed to be more flexible for "newer" cars, but at 28 years mine's not exactly new or even "newer". Should I stick with the tried and true Ultra? I don't have either at present, only Ultra Gray. Could I use that, or is Black better because it supposedly has better (hot) oil resistance?
Btw, there's conflicting info on whether you need to drop the oil pan to replace the rear oil seal on 1G DSMs. Yes, no, or no but it's easier/better if you do?
Oh yeah, after dropping the pan I'm supposed to replace both the return pipe and oil screen gaskets. OEM a must, or is aftermarket OK?