Hey guys, what sealant would you recommend for sealing around where the water pump is attached on the engine? and the 2 pipes that let water flow through the engine? Is this same sealant used on other parts during a service? Or is it just for parts involving water Had a look through the service manual and i believe it says to use Genuine Nissan Sealant or Equivalent... or something along those lines.. However it's a bit of a grey area for me to know exactly what the "Equivalent" actually is. Would be great if someone could help out Thanks
I used to use orange permatex silicon for everything. Then i had a string of water pump leaks after fitting new pumps. I changed to Nissan grey sealant, and started to use a torque wrench for alloy to engine block parts. Problem fixed.
3bond and nothing else it is a high temp cycle resistance. is oil water resistant and high vibration resistant as well I say it is the closest to the factory sealant you can buy if you get the OEM boxed stuff it has NO english in the box either 1211,1215 here is a link http://www.threebond.com.au/1100&1200.htm repco, burson all carry thats all we ever used on the V8 supercar engines! Waz
ahh i see... probably should of checked up on this thread before I went and bought some other stuff today .. Uhm... I got some other stuff though. It's called "Blue Maxx" 587 OEM Grade, made by Loctite. It reads "Sensor safe RTV silicone gasket maker." *Outstanding Oil Resistance *Meets or exceeds OEM specifications *Won't Harm Oxygen sensors *Low Odour *Non-Corrosive *Temperature resistant to +260c. Is this stuff any good compared to 3 bond?
have had no trouble with it just ensure all surfaces are clean and dry and you will be good with what u got. Waz
I bought some sealand from nissan when Changing thermostat... I think it was about $95 for a small tube iirc.
unless it's rated water resistant as well, I wouldn't use it, after all, you're using it to seal a water pump. For $20 or so is it worth taking the risk, no matter how small ?
Blackhearted profit is correct. The red silicon permatex/locktite I was and had used to for everything for the last 5 years. Isnt, I found out rated for coolant. As i said, the Nissan grey silicon is $50 a tube and i havent had any failures. It may be expensive but I am still using the same tube over 12 months later. So its not too bad.
