I have opened a cover that has been siliconed there are small beads of the sealant attached inside but there was no evidense of it having broken off or lodged in the oil chamber. Any that may fall falls into the oil chamber would be caught by the filter before passing through the engine. I wouldn't worry about it unless you REALLY used excess amounts. I worked on one engine once where someone had used this stuff around the gasket on the oil pump and it was all over the place with evidence that lots of it had been ground off and circulated through the system. That DID concern me because it is possible to plug the cam lubricating passages.

• I changed the valve cover gasket to cure a slow leak. I may have, Daren, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:02:12
  • Re: I changed the valve cover gasket to cure a slow leak. I may have, Alain(Luxembourg), Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:23:20
    • By 518, you mean Permatex LocTite 518. The leak is gone and new, Daren, Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:04:51
  • Re: I changed the valve cover gasket to cure a slow leak. I may have, Yaofeng, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:10:49
    • Re: A small amount does squeeze into the cavity but every time, aero guy, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:42:15 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Re: A small aside-- I don't use any sealant on NEW gaskets, AG, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:47:05
    • The direction on the sealant tube said it does hurt engineI, David L, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:33:36
      • Re: The direction on the sealant tube said it does hurt engineI, Yaofeng, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 21:27:13
      • Do not forget the O-Ring on the Al plug (hole for distributor)., Daren, Mon, 9 Jul 2001 14:21:40

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