For those of you using TunerToys oil pressure sender fitting
 

How tight did you tighten that thing into the block? It says 13 ft/lbs in the instructions but I can't get my torque wrench in there.
I have it hand tight right now, I mean I tightened the ---- out of it with my hands but I can still move it easily with a wrench. I would tighten it another revolution but Im worried of cracking something...

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loctite and just a 1/4 extra turn after the hand tight. :y

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NGK spark plugs say 11 ft/lbs or whatever is hand tight plus 1/16th turn. I didn't even tighten mine down all the way and it doesn't leak, make sure you use a wrap or two of teflon tape.

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Then JB weld it to the block fpr safe measure ;)

I did this with my fitting, it was a block type fitting with 1 male and 2 female ends, it didnt weight much but I was still paranoid so after tightening it in I JB welded it to the engine block, now its 1 with the block and I can take things in and out of it without the worry of it breaking or going loose.

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So did you guys thread yours all the way in? Right now mine is only threaded about half way in...

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Just leave it like that. If it leaks then fix it. I stopped trying to thread mine into the block more than I did because it was getting kinda difficult to turn, and the last thing I want to do is strip out an aluminum hole with pressurized oil. As I said mine is threaded in part way with teflon tape and I had no leaks for the little bit I drove it. The car's an hour away because of a fried ecu so I can't verify exactly how much it is threaded in.

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I just tightened mine until it felt right and was lined up with my feed line coming into it. It's not a big deal really

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yeah, just ballpark it

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SOmetime last summer Fook made this post about how he broke of a couple sending unit T's in a block and now everyone thinks their made of glass.

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sorry for the thread jack...but since we are on the subject:
i think im gonna use an oil line from the block to the tuner toys T. Why? Cuz its a bitch to put the T on a DOHC ZC or D16A1 (its hard to reach, oil cooler lines in the way etc) . Do you think there will be an issue using it this way?

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mine broke off in the block last summer i put in hand tight and gave it a 1/4 turn wit a wrench and it snaped off inthe block !!! but isome how got it out wit a ez out!

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They don't thread all the way in. I would rather see the threads not have a taper and just get more threads in there.

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there was instructions with that ----? i remember putting one in my LSVTEC turbo but i dont remember instructions nor torquing that bitch down either... i just did the standard teflon/Hondabond (dont remember which) on the threads and tightened it till it stopped and gave it a little bit more, just like a sparkplug... correction i gave it as much as it needed for the fittings not to hit ---- (like the oil filter)...

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I tightened it to Swedish torque specs. Gudentite. Remember, too tight's broke.

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you tighten it to right before where it breaks...... it broke??? ahh yep, you went too far :P

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The voice of reason strikes again.

The ones that fookle kept breaking were part of a batch that was to go to motorcylce? guys? I don't remember, but they got mixed in with ours. Long ago, and haven't heard of any issues since.

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I thought I posted to this topic. Maybe I wass drunk and ended up hitting the wrong button. drink + interweb = ftl

Wrap it in teflon, but not past the threads - you obviously know teflon will clog ---- up easily. Get it hand tight, then go 1 full turn. If it leaks after the first 1-2 heat cycles, give it another 1/4 turn, repeat till it doesn't leak.

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I like the avatar, but I don't see it lasting long. :'(