Middle Exhaust stud broke through Oil Galley

[teknicalissue]

Hi Guys!

I have a question for the oil galley behind the bottom middle stud. I punctured through it by accident (I think the owners before me might have done it.. but I'll take the blame )

I read somewhere that I should put some high temp rtv in there to prevent leaks.. well I did.. and I realized that by putting high temp rtv back there.. I may have blocked the galley by putting in too much

Is this possible? what are some symptoms of a blocked oil galley and what would be the best way to repair it.

I'm hoping someone would tell me that the oil pressure my break away the rtv and it'll get trapped on my oil filter or oil pan.. But something tells me that is not the case

 

[jjw205]

The stud goes thru an oil drain passage, from the factory.

 

[BogusSVO]

You would have to squirt a 1/4 of a tube into the stud hole to block that oil return.

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[Paul@RTM]

I was going to say it's a big passage, but the pic above shows it better than I could have said.

 

[jed344]

Unless you put a hole tube of RTV in i would say most likely did not block the oil return.

 

[teknicalissue]

you guys are the best!! haha I was getting worried but seeing the size of that thing makes me feel tons better!

Thank you!