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techtalk:evo:oil01 [2020/04/19 05:43] hippysmack [Oil Pressure Switch] |
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| **Caution**: __DO NOT tighten the oil pressure switch too tight__. \\ | **Caution**: __DO NOT tighten the oil pressure switch too tight__. \\ | ||
| It will either strip the threads in the filter housing or crack the filter housing. \\ | It will either strip the threads in the filter housing or crack the filter housing. \\ | ||
| - | If you don't have access to a torque wrench or can't get one to fit in there, use a "hand tight plus a little" approach when tightening the switch. | + | If you don't have access to a torque wrench or can't get one to fit in there, use a "hand tight plus a little" approach when tightening the switch. \\ |
| You can also clamp a nut in a vise if needed, install a bolt and tighten it to 5-7 ft/lbs. \\ | You can also clamp a nut in a vise if needed, install a bolt and tighten it to 5-7 ft/lbs. \\ | ||
| Then use a open/box end wrench to feel the point where it turns. \\ | Then use a open/box end wrench to feel the point where it turns. \\ | ||
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| This one got tightened too much and cracked the filter housing. | This one got tightened too much and cracked the filter housing. | ||
| - | Don't over tighten to try and stop a leak. \\ | + | Don't over tighten to try and stop a leak. It doesn't take much oomph to seal the pressure switch. \\ |
| - | It doesn't take much oomph to seal the pressure switch. \\ | + | |
| Don't use silicone on the threads. Thread tape may break off and enter the filter or the engine. \\ | Don't use silicone on the threads. Thread tape may break off and enter the filter or the engine. \\ | ||
| You should be able to stop a leak from the switch threads without any thread sealer. \\ | You should be able to stop a leak from the switch threads without any thread sealer. \\ | ||
