incessant oil leak.

[Mark Ward]

G'day listers, just wanted a few ideas to try and stop this bloody oil leak I've got.   Short story - I got myself an FJ20T and was pulling all the bits off it I didn't need.  I took off the oil pressure sender unit and was in the process of taking off the 45 degree adapter (for the oil pressure sender) when the head snapped off leaving the threaded portion in the block.  So I went to "easy" it out but it wouldn't budge, so I put a bit of elbow grease into it and believe it or not, suceeded in cracking the small raised portion of the block that normally meets the oil pressure sender.  So after I managed to get the threaded bit out, I welded up the cracks that I made and as the thread inside the hole was stuffed, I re-tapped the hole.  The sender goes in sweet, but now there is a constant drip of oil from the sender hole.  I've tried all types of tricks - thread tape, silicon, but it only lasts until the engine warms up and it's dripping again. I've been at it for days to try and fix it but I'm getting the sh*ts with it.   Sooooo,   What to do ?  (I wish I never took that bloody 45 degree adapter out !) Ideas ?     Ta, Wardy   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------