IIRC no RTV and cork, in fact on my latest project there is was cork gasket as I discovered when I redid the time chain/camshaft, only a bead of RTV which was a headache to slide the timing cover. No obnoxious leaks...
When I have done cork, I use permatex #2.
A little search yielded this result from the felpro site:
http://www.felpro-only.com/break_room_f ... hp?tid=367
or if linky no woky (it is a subaru... but same idea)
the clean surfaces you have are key here, make sure the oil pan is nice and flat as well. You should not need to use any RTV anywhere between the gasket and the engine block unless where the 2 case halves meet there is a step.
You may want to use some blue thread locker on the bolt threads, not RTV.
Install it to the factory specs of 3.6 ft. lbs. Since many torque wrenches do not go that low accurately, you may want to use a inch pound wrench set to 43 in. lbs.
Do not use RTV, Vaseline or anything else on the gasket, it will cause the gasket to slip, extrude or split during the torque up.
Thanks for choosing Fel-Pro!
otherwise a good summary about cork gasket -they do not age well, they dry while being stored-
https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2 ... 99759.html
Cork: Pure cork is the inner bark of the Mediterranean live oak tree. For gaskets, granules of this cork are held together with binders that are either phenolic resins or latex. It is the binder that gives cork gaskets certain undesirable characteristics.
Gaskets made of cork have several disadvantages. The shelf life of cork gaskets is relatively short, since they lose moisture, shrink and become brittle. They also have a tendency to "wick." This is caused by capillary action pulling oil through the voids between the cork granules.
For this reason, many hobbyists who see dirt and oil film on the outside of an oil pan or valve cover with a cork gasket believe that it is leaking, and consequently over-tighten the hold-down bolts. This will not stop the natural wicking process that is responsible for the dirt accumulation. It only distorts the sheetmetal of the part and creates a leak.
Automotive cork gaskets do offer some advantages over other materials. They are easily installed on wet or dry surfaces, due to their high coefficient of friction. The cork product also has excellent compressibility and possesses good torque retention.
Cork is used in applications where oil is to be contained, where bolt loading is low, and where there are no pressure and temperature extremes.
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