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hey all,

i just installed my oil pressure gauge, n so i had to put a sandwich plate. so i changed my oil n oil filter too..but now my car is leaking oil, not alot but id still like none at all. i pulled the oil filter out n tightened all the allen screws again, n also the bolt that joins the filter n the engine....any ideas on what else i can do??

thanks soo soooo much.

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SECURITY Grand Master

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Also, what brand is your sandwitch plate? if it's a shit brand one, then expect leaks.

I've got a greddy one for sale brand new if you want. Comes with the o ring and it's already got tape, so it won't leak.

they wont sell something that will leak, they just dont specify that you need thread tape.

mate, are you kidding?

how exactly is a "shit brand" one more likely to leak? that's just a load of crap...

i paid a whole $30 for mine and it has never leaked

same here.

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it shouldnt be leaking at all. use more tape or get some decent bolts. im going to go around some engineering shops to get the same thread type and material as the ones on the pressure/temp senders.. i never leaked with those... i only ever leaked once when putting it on by using them dodgy aluminium bolts they give for unused holes. theyre shit house.

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did anything happen to the "sense" wire when you were playing around with the sensor?

and you made sure not to cover the area that it senses the pressrue with didn't you? you only covered the actual thread area?

if all is fine, then maybe a faulty gauge? you could always call an autoelec to come look at it, would take 5 seconds for them to figure it out

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the gauge was working sweet b4 we removed it everything to add the thread tape n then wen we put everything back the needle is just sitting under the zero. n again yesterday we pull everything out and checked all the wires everything was sweet so we put it all back again n still nuttin..... :/

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