Why is red overkill for this bolt? You probably will never take it off again. And we're not talking about a valve cover or thermostat here. Where a loose bolt causes a seepage or something. This bolt backing off is a major source of many engines dying. Like, ALL your oil gone in less than 20 seconds! According to info, red is acceptable on bolts larger than 12mm in diameter and/or where upto 300degrees can be safely used to melt the loctite. I can see a smaller bolt not using red, but it's a 1-inch head on this thing, easy to remove. And just because someone ran 6 years without theirs coming loose doesn't mean it isn't a good idea to put loctite on them. I have been smoking for 15 years and have yet to get cancer. Does that mean you won't?
BS Elim, pro-thane mounts, light flywheels, etc. We take away the very stuff that cancels out engine vibrations and expect nothing to happen? Sure loctite makes getting it off a pain, but would you rather it come off by your hand or while going down the highway.
Flywheel bolts, transmission bolts, crank pulley bolt, torque convertor bolts, etc. Basically anything that moves or kinda bad if it comes loose.
Wiz