How long will it last?

[Jesus325iTouring]

Right, having just got inside after rolling around in the dark, mud, rain & wind underneith my Transit fitting a new exhaust section, I felt a poll was required.

I fitted a new section from manifold to centre section, the manifold gasket was just fine to reuse, the centre gasket fell to pieces.

Now, it was 9pm, i've no gasket & no Gun Gum or similar pastes, so, enter the back of the van and got out the silicone sealant gun and after cleaning up the faces of the flanges ( ) i siliconed the bastard together and bolted it up.

Question, is how long will it last?

[beemerbird]

Last option, obviously, especially if you take in some mild off - roading to supply a protective mud case to your handiwork

[gooner1]

Not as long as the Turkey, Rog.

[Jesus325iTouring]

Get a nice coating of Salisbury Plains finest on there, that's a good idea It'll add to the rest to hide all the other horrors under there

The turkey will about 5 minutes in my house Rob, i'm guessing you're suggesting it won't last much longer that........ we'll see.......you could be right

Diable.....well...... you know what you can do

[gooner1]

Was forgetting you had an extra mouth to feed now mate.

[spook]

Sillicone is holding together 99% of all new builds, your van will be fine.

PS, there was a moosh on the box picking Apples for Cider last night, you and him must have been separated at birth.

[Jesus325iTouring]

You are so right Chris, i re-tiled a bathroom earlier in the year and discovered the bathroom/bedroom wall was no more that 3 layers of plasterboard siliconed together, no studwork, nothing

[beemerbird]

Silicone is related to cockroaches. It'll last longer than us

[leeparkes]

It will probably last ages Rog, i voted until next MOT.
It does depend when the next MOT is though

[Jesus325iTouring]

It will probably last ages Rog, i voted until next MOT.
It does depend when the next MOT is though

This Friday.......... no, just kidding, end of October 2014 That's what I've voted for too!

Mind, I do hate silicone, like Fi says, it'll last forever, at least it seems too where i've found people have used it to seal all manners of cracks in walls etc

[Rav335uk]

Normal Silicone won't last Rog.
High temp stuff will , what's used on the boiler flues

[Jesus325iTouring]

I'll have to have a look to see which one i've used then Rav, probably a sh1t one infact i'm doing my books right now, the invoice says General Purpose Silicone - Black, probably is shite then

[Rav335uk]

Good for 1000 degrees C

[Jesus325iTouring]

Probably not heat proof

[DanThe]

That stuffs dearer than exhaust paste captain!

[Jesus325iTouring]

Mine cost £1.79 plus VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

[e30topless]

if it's not too close to the front downpipe the joints will carbon up and form a good seal

am i right in thinking your MK5 has the superb "Banana" 2.5 donk ? if so the 50bhp won't blow silicone out of the joints

[Jesus325iTouring]

Ha Ha... yep, Banana Transit it is, and you could be right, it's not what one would describe as a powerful mill! Reliable, yes, powerful, oh no!

[ross_jsy]

I would get it swapped out asap regardless of if it holds. You take your kids in it don't you? A leaking exhaust under the cab isn't the smartest thing in the world to be exposing them to

[Jesus325iTouring]

C'mon Ross, it's all in jest, i'm not a complete nutter.......it needs a 50p gasket, i'm not that tight! Mind, if it doesn't blow......

[pacerpete]

Any flange pics ? Gert asked

[pacerpete]

That stuffs dearer than exhaust paste captain!

Chawed off a site, innit

[Jesus325iTouring]

I'll post up a ripped open rusty flange shot for you later Sir...

[Rav335uk]

That stuffs dearer than exhaust paste captain!

It's about $4 a tube from the local plumbers Dan, so not that expensive at all.

All the big DIY stores sell Silicone at more than that.

[Jesus325iTouring]

That stuffs dearer than exhaust paste captain!

It's about $4 a tube from the local plumbers Dan, so not that expensive at all.

All the big DIY stores sell Silicone at more than that.

To right they do, 8 or 9 quid a throw And for weekend DIY dad, "easy" to use gunless silicone, which is best part of 12 quid!

[Gert_8]

Mine cost £1.79 plus VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

pound ripped you off, the coonts!! Where are the flange pics?

[Jesus325iTouring]

Here you go, one for the sub-normal brigade, me attempting to fist a filthy rusty old flange........

[ross_jsy]

You need to work your fingers in first

[Jesus325iTouring]

I was going for the prison style entry

[ross_jsy]

Ah the Pete technique!

[Gert_8]

[Speedtouch]

Nah, he would have stuffed it full of left-over pizza crust, mixed with half-chewed Werther's, for a proper job.

[Jesus325iTouring]

He'll be all a fluster when he see's such barbaric caressing

[Rav335uk]

^^^^^LOL^^^^^^^