You should see some of the stuff I've seen on multi-million dollar equipment. :eek: And this stuff gets inspected very carefully. :rofl2:

You should be ok if you don't go over board and use the whole tube. Just need about 1/16" thick bead towards the outside edge, and around the bolt holes. Just make sure everything is clean. No oil dripping from the inside of the motor, running onto the mating surface. And you will be good. ;)

Not sure about this step.. The FSM does not call for any sealer on the pickup tube, and, in the instructions for my oil pan (which included a pick-up spacer) it specifically warns NOT to use any sealer for the pick-up spacer.

The danger here being that any squeeze-out of RTV here will already be past the strainer and can thus be sucked in to become an obstruction in the oil passage.

I didn't use any on my pick-up tube either. That area is under suction, and being splash with oil anyway.

And here is my new video to complement your installation instructions :)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=5735ycX1JhE

Great video!