Originally Posted by slow3v

Holy crap what a pain getting it to seal! First time I did it, I tried dabbing RTV on the cover every few inches then placing the gasket on it.

FAIL.

Gasket fell off when putting the cover on, didnt even realize it until I realized I was dripping oil down the road and lost a little over 2 quarts today. (Did the gasket last night!)

Probably didn't help that I had tweaked the cover a little getting it back in. Regardless, this stuff worked GREAT. Extremely tacky, purpose made, and cheap. Put a small bead around the inside of the cover, set the gasket down and pressed it smooth. Bam, instant seal.

Highly recommend to make the job 100x easier.

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