Oil Filter Sandwich Plate

[luvpsi]

hey guys i dont know if this is in the correct section r31 nismoid feel free to move this if in wrong section bought a oil sandwich plate to fit my oil pressure sender off ebay however it does nothing but piss out oil no matter how tight i do it up. does anyone know where to get one that is not a china made one i dont want this problem again.

[The Dan]

Would help if we knew what sandwich plate you bought and what oil pressure sender it is.

My suggestion, if the thread appears to be ok, use loctite thread locker when you screw it in to seal the thread. But it will all depend on what parts are being used.

[bubba]

Does the sandwich plate have an oring between itself and the block?

I suppose I should ask where exactly the oil is pissing out from..

[luvpsi]

sorry guys it was a oil pressure sandwich plate on ebay. it is a autometer sender for a autometer guage and the oil is pissing out from the threaded part and yes there are 2 orings

[luvpsi]

so im not making another thread for a similar problem my tuner just told me there is a small dent in the sump and it could cause problems what do you guys think. im only running a standard rb25det with 10psi and a microtech ecu. i dont know if he is trying to take me for a ride but it is hard because i can not get down there to look at it myself due to my work hours. what are your thoughts

[Simon-S14]

lol small dent... if you saw the sump on one of my track car's you'd cringe... they can take a fair wack before hitting the pick up.

is the sender the correct thread for the sandwich plate? what brand? post pics!

[luvpsi]

lol small dent... if you saw the sump on one of my track car's you'd cringe... they can take a fair wack before hitting the pick up.

is the sender the correct thread for the sandwich plate? what brand? post pics!

thing is my tuner only wants to do a basic tune until i fix the dent in the sump because he reckons its going to cause problems however when i put the motor in i checked the sump and tiny dents didnt bother me i have seen some big dents in my time also being a engine rebuilder i just think he is trying to take me for a ride.

and with the sandwich plate its the main center stalk that its leaking around aparently not sure ill have to have a good look myself i think. i reckon maybe it was just a pinched oring or something

[zoidbergmerc]

An "engine rebuilder" having trouble fitting a oil filter sandwich plate... hmmm....

I wouldn't use one personally, esp not an ebay one, heard too many horror stories about them failing and people dying.

[Hanaldo]

I got mine from JustJap. Never had an issue, doesn't leak a drop.

[luvpsi]

all good the sandwich plate problem has aparently been sorted they didnt check the oring it had been pinched and was leaking through there

[Hanaldo]

Good in...

[luvpsi]

but doesnt solve the dent problem if i need to replace my sump how do i remove the sump without taking out the engine its a rb25det in a VL btw

[Hanaldo]

Photos of dent? I highly doubt a small dent is going to cause any issues.

[luvpsi]

i will get photos to you as soon as i see it myself haha car still at tuners

[JonnoHR31]

the lowest part of my sump is dented in about 30-40mm on the whole bottom section, didnt even bother hitting it out when i had the sump off and motor apart, its fine. unless its blocking/breaking the pickup (you'd know by now as you'd have pressure problems) its fine

[luvpsi]

well im not having any oil pressure problems so i guess it should be ok but to be on the safe side i might still repair it

[bubba]

If you're going to pull it out to fix it.. put a decent sump in there

[luvpsi]

whats a decent sump to use

[bubba]

Something like this... http://www.lewisengines.com.au/prod109.htm

[luvpsi]

thing is im not looking at drifting or tracking it and im only looking at running 300rwkw down the track. and its only going to really be street and maybe a bit of strip use so i cant justify spending that money on a sump when i got a spare sump laying around. also the tuner just tuned my car and has had no oil pressure issues so i dont even know if its worth changing it but to be on the safe side i might change it