[T3] Removing Oil Pump - In car

[Keith Park]

There WAS originally the thin gasket there, but the builders don’t use it
anymore as the sealer
Is good enough now to seal properly without one and you get better hot oil
pressure with less gap.

Keith


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2026 2:45 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Removing Oil Pump - In car

Sorry, Keith, there is a thin paper gasket between the cover and the pump. 
The thicker gasket goes between the case and the pump. Both come in all the
standard gasket sets.

The gasket compound you're probably trying to remember is  called something
like Curil. I've never had any of it, but it's what's used between the case
halves.

Jim

On 2 Apr 2026 at 20:20, Keith Park wrote:

> Pump cover should have NO gasket, there is a gasket maker that is 
> used, cant remember the name at the time but it´s a thin Coating that 
> mushes out properly when torqued and seals properly, the cover should 
> also be planed smooth.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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