Sump gasket

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Sump gasket

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Hi,

Anyone know the best place to purchase an oil sump gasket?

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Halfords. It's called silicone RTV.

But seriously, the Mazda 12A gasket is horrendously priced for what is essentially a piece of thick card with some holes in it.

I've got a spare in the shed.
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Don't bother with a sump gasket..... clean the 2 surfaces off really well, remove all traces of oil and dirt with brake cleaner and then use RTV silicon....... that's what I used when I swapped my sump and it's never leaked a drop. Once I'd bolted the sump back on, I didn't rest the engines weight on it for a couple of days to give the silicon chance to cure.
RTV silicon all the way for me..... the stuff I used is in my Elford conversion thread.

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Many thanks for the replies gents, I'll give it a go.
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