Dickensheets Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 The Haynes book says use RTV on the water pump gasket. Jason at Auburn Subaru (1st Soob parts) said no RTV on the gasket when I ordered the parts. Any opinions out there? Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I replaced mine without any sealant on the gasket more than two years ago and everything is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickensheets Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hklaine Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I sprayed some of the red spray-on RTV on mine. Worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMattyD Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I replaced mine without sealant as well. However, it was difficult to get the pump and gasket lined up with the bolt holes at the same time, so maybe that's why they recommend it, more for its sticky effect. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 i always used not RTV, but the brown liquid stuff (senility settling in ... or the back pain meds not sure) just to hold the gasket in place. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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