[V8] silicone/permatex or oil?

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Hey, haven't posted/driven it  in some time....replacing the  
distributor seals/left side rear cam cover seal?(dealer just calls it  
"cover").  As they've leaked since dealer in Denver did the timing  
belt (58K, currently 96K), and were a joy(ok maybe not a joy) to  
remove as there was no sealant.....wondering who out there would use  
sealant/what?....I've always used some high temp silicone on the  
saab, but wanted to hear some opinions....Also, have bilstein front  
shocks to install(courtesy of Ron) about a year or so ago.....and my  
audi manual shows an option of doing it with wheels on and audi tool  
# 2000something(or pipe wrench) and just want to verify that people  
have done this, and how the bump stop comes out?  Have new dust  
boots.  Like an idiot, just wanted to stop oil leak @ distributors w/ 
out even thinking about cap/rotors/wires(since I knew they weren't a  
few bucks....).  Friend's website www.carmadillo.com  has bosch  
wires,cap,rotor($207,$58.89,22.50 respectively)......sounds  
good?.....bought my oxygen sensor/dust boots from sjm.....Incredibly  
grateful that this site is still here, doubt that many v8's would be  
alive today without it...Sincerely Tom