Oil press. question

[sjbsuperman1425]

im installing an oil filter adapter to run my oil temp and press gauges. would i want to use Teflon tape on the threads of the two sensors and the other to caps to the oil filter adapter so i dont leak oil?

[superJoy]

I wouldn't use teflon tape in that situation, it's been known to break off and possibly clog lines/passages

Permatex makes high temp liquid thread sealant, you can buy it at any parts store. I believe that is the 'correct' thing to use in this application

[sjbsuperman1425]

but the bottom line is, i should use some sort of sealant, correct? i know the stock Oil pressure sensor didn't have any sort of sealant on it when i removed it before. thanks for the reply.

[r34 gtr]

Yeah get you some sealant. I used teflon tape, but whatev.

[sjbsuperman1425]

alright thanks, i have to head to Advance Auto tomorrow anyway..the rubber connector piece for my boost gauge cracked over the winter so i need to get a new one, and i'll pick up some sort of permatex sealant when im there. thanks. vid coming soon

[mazikowski]

I used teflon tape too... just made sure it wasn't sticking off the edges of the plugs and sensors... left a thread or two untaped on the end and i've had no problems...

[float_6969]

Tape is fine, you just need to be careful applying it. I do plumbing a lot for my job, and there is definitely a knack to it.

I mostly apply it in a taper, with one wrap at the start of the threads and then increasing the # of wraps as it goes up. That will usually prevent it balling up and breaking loose.

[bentvalves]

the most important thing to remember when applying teflon tape is to wrap it in the direction of the threads, not reverse of the threads.

[sjbsuperman1425]

the most important thing to remember when applying teflon tape is to wrap it in the direction of the threads, not reverse of the threads.

that would be the same way that you tighten it right?

[sjbsuperman1425]

i ended up just using teflon tape. and its working good.

i do have another question though. my oil pressure was between 30-50psi after warmup at idle..should i be checking for something?

[bentvalves]

yea that would be the same way you tighten it

[sjbsuperman1425]

thats what i figured, so its all good now

im still wondering about the oil pressure though..

[zero_gripS13]

warmed up u should have 51-60psi at 3000 rpm..at idle more than 11psi

[sjbsuperman1425]

alright thanks man. you've helped me quite a bit lol

i am desperately trying to get a video of the car driving soon, but i have to go rebuild the caliper i was hoping i didn't have to, replace the drain plug in the radiator, and a few other odds and ends type of things and i'll get it posted..i get to drive it legally in 3 weeks!!! hurray for me!

[zero_gripS13]

hell yea man. atleast ur in in your car im still waiting to most important peice my damn block lol. ment to get it today but well see gotta call em. he just got the sleave monday or tuesday so he said couple days machine work so im thinking tomorrow or friday and i start work monday i wanted this thing togother before i started work damit lol.. oh well..

yea if u need a copy of the fsm or soemthing let me know i got it and thats where i get the info at :P

and yea i just bought a new caliper when mine went out lol.. i went to the track day and i guess it didnt like ebrake drifs cause it started leaking so the next day i replaced it along with all new brakes since i had them waiting any ways :P

[sjbsuperman1425]

damn, hopefully you can get that shiz together and going soon! lol i've had my car for like 2 years and i haven't got to drive it once because i bought it as a shell...

i do have the FSM, but it said something about 78psi at idle or something and i was like wtf? so i thought i'd just ask on here since i knew i had a thread started already, just to be safe lol

as for my brakes..to get the car home from like 100 miles away, i had to use the e-brake to stop while getting towed on a rope/chain by my friends GMC Sierra at like 6am in October, FROST on the windshield lol it was cold and hard to see..

[VNG704]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't use teflon tape on the sensor because it needs a ground.

[sjbsuperman1425]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't use teflon tape on the sensor because it needs a ground.

thats what i thought of AFTER i installed everything, but all the gauges worked good, so go ahead and use it!

[float_6969]

Pipe threads are an interference fit. Either the teflon tape was moved out of the way and the metal had direct contact, or the tape was smashed so thin in the threads that it didn't pose enough resistance to cause any problems.

And actually, it's possible (I don't know for sure either way) that T-Tape is electrically conductive.

[sjbsuperman1425]

i forgot to metion this, but i left a couple threads at the end of each sensor and plug without teflon..just so theres a slimmer chance of it breaking off and going through the oil filter/motor and so i get some sort of ground for the sensor.