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    Default What may happen when not using the anaerobic sealant for the cam cover


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    Same will happen if you apply too much anaerobic sealant, no?
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    No, that's the point.

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    Anaerobic sealant cures when not exposed to air, so the excess that is squeezed out won't harden like the RTV.

    So, using the wrong stuff causes problems - and almost destroyed the engine in the video.

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    I don't say that you may use RTV in engine, but thick bead of anaerobic sealant will cause oil starvation as well.

    Oil in crankcase has more than enough oxygen in it while engine is working. Wife's then new 2016 XC60 with 5-cyl engine had a lot of hard cured sealant trapped in oil filter and on oil dipstick too when I did the first oil change within the first 3 months.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vtl View Post
    I don't say that you may use RTV in engine, but thick bead of anaerobic sealant will cause oil starvation as well.

    Oil in crankcase has more than enough oxygen in it while engine is working. Wife's then new 2016 XC60 with 5-cyl engine had a lot of hard cured sealant trapped in oil filter and on oil dipstick too when I did the first oil change within the first 3 months.
    Right.

    Oil has oxygen, so the sealer, which cures anaerobically, stayed soft enough to NOT plug oil passages.

    Then the filter did its job and caught it.

    All good.

    Or did your wife's XC lose oil pressure? Fry the engine?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Astro14 View Post
    Right.

    Oil has oxygen, so the sealer, which cures anaerobically, stayed soft enough to NOT plug oil passages.

    Then the filter did its job and caught it.

    All good.

    Or did your wife's XC lose oil pressure? Fry the engine?
    It was cured already by the time we've got the car. Who knows where in engine it decided to stay forever? Oil pickup tube filter, VVT solenoid gaskets, tight oil passages...

    Yeah, it started to knock lately. Also there's a developing leak along valve cover's seam.

    I hate that car and not trying to save it. Crappy designed and made.

    My point was that you still have to follow Volvo direction and apply sealant lightly. Amount of RTV in that youtube video was over the roof.
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    Excess of sealant was definitely a problem. But I wonder if the right amount of RTV would have been fine for the cam cover? In theory, excess of anaerobic sealant should not cure but mix with the oil and just flow (although surely not good for the oil itself)
    My idea is the physical gap for this cover is very very small as it has a tight tolerance from machining. The contact surfaces are also quite large in some areas. This causes the sealant film to be extremely thin and wide. It may be the reason why a standard RTV may not cure properly as humidity/oxygen doesn't reach deep enough inside the 'gap'. The car in the video came at the shop with oil leaking from the gasket which seems to mean the RTV can't cure properly inside such tiny gaps (yet may still cause hardened beads when uses in excess). Just a theory..

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    Quote Originally Posted by vtl View Post
    It was cured already by the time we've got the car. Who knows where in engine it decided to stay forever? Oil pickup tube filter, VVT solenoid gaskets, tight oil passages...

    Yeah, it started to knock lately. Also there's a developing leak along valve cover's seam.

    I hate that car and not trying to save it. Crappy designed and made.

    My point was that you still have to follow Volvo direction and apply sealant lightly. Amount of RTV in that youtube video was over the roof.
    I see.

    Now I understand.

    Yeah...can't just goober it all over. I use a mini paint roller (hot dog roller) to spread a thin coat.
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