Wrong loctite (doh!)

[rotaxrule1]

Hey guys,

Just getting ready to put my exhaust manifold on my XP and realized that I need loctite 515 according to the manual. Apparently it is some kind of gasket maker. I am now a little concerned because I used loctite threadlocker on my GSX last year when I should have used this stuff. What type of complications might I have made for my GSX on those select bolts with the wrong loctite? I suppose it is not sealing correctly, but not sure where water is passing on those.

Any ideas or recommendations? I am going to buy the right stuff and probably pull them on the GSX and re-tighten them with the new loctite, along with my XP. I was just curious why it is needed, and only for a couple bolts.

Thanks,

-Brandon

 

[Dennis]

I know SeaDoo says use loctite but I never have and have never had any issues.at all. Actually, I apply a small amount of anti-seize to the threads. The salt water here in Florida tends to lock things for you. :cheers:

 

[rotaxrule1]

Thanks, yeah I try to use the blue and red where called for, though it probably is fine without most of the time. But when I have to use yet another one, geez! I guess this one is a gasket maker rather than thread locker but it seems stupid to need to use that in the threads, and only some of them.

I havent seen any issues with my gsx yet but I did end up ordering that stuff anyway. I hear that salt water makes the bolts hard to break loose, but man it would be awesome riding those in the ocean, the lakes here only have so much to do.

-Brandon

 

[spx800]

big difference between "loctite" and the loctite gasket maker. the gasket maker would be used when mating the manifold to the block, where a gasket is needed.

 

[murjiim]

thought this 515 is not used on bolts..
its just for where there should be a seal like btw the manifold and the block itself...not on the bolts.

 

[rotaxrule1]

That would make sense that it is needed around the mating surfaces of the manifold and cylinders, rather than in the threads (never heard of threads needing it) I will have to check the manual again I guess, I just don't get why it is needed when I am putting a gasket there anyway. Maybe just a dab around the specified bolts where the gasket does not quite seal all the way?

 

[ski-d00]

seadoo stopped recommending using this a couple years later. you don't need any gasket sealer on the exhaust manifold. some people still use it but just a tiny bit, enough to make the gasket shiny. anti-sieze is a good idea on the threads especially if it will be near saltwater.

 

[rotaxrule1]

Sounds good, thanks for clarifying.

-Brandon