Glosphil Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 2 weekends ago I serviced the car and fitted new oil filter and a sandwich plate with my oil pressure and temp. Everything was done up tight, and the right seal on the plate etc. However, I've just noticed it dripping underneath and nearly all of my new valvoline is gone. If its tight why should it leak? not sure what to do. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glosphil Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 p.s. sandwich plate is an envy one, and the filter is a Power Enterprise Mag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Check the oil pressure and temp sensors and what threads they have. If they are taptered (e.g. NPTF) you should use PTFE tape (or better that loctite hydraulic sealer stuff). If they are parallel threads you should have a dowty seal (a metal washer with a rubber center) or some other sort of seal. There should also be a rubber O ring between the sandwich plate and the oil filter fitting on the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glosphil Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 How do I tell if its tapered or parallel? They are defi sensors for my Defi guages, and I just screwed them in tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_vr6 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I have one of these sandwich plates on my mk3 for the same job, same thing happened, when i took off the sandwich plate and rubbed the oil filter side with wet and dry, I found that it wasn't perfectly flat and was allowing seapage. may be worth checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glosphil Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Ok will try that. If i take the filter off, will I lose a lot of the remaining oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 How do I tell if its tapered or parallel? They are defi sensors for my Defi guages, and I just screwed them in tight. The Defi sensors are tapered fittings and will require some form of thread sealant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDModified Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hey mate, we see alot of these issues, its nealry always because the rubber seal has unseated itself when the filter is done up. The answer is to make sure there is plenty of lube when its done up James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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