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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 02:17 AM
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Default 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...
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:44 AM
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loctite and just a 1/4 extra turn after the hand tight.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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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.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Default Re: For those of you using TunerToys oil pressure sender fitting

Originally Posted by TorganFM
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.
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.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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So did you guys thread yours all the way in? Right now mine is only threaded about half way in...
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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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.
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Dmc1
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
yeah, just ballpark it
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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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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