Alcyone
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- VY 2003 V6 Ecotec
(1) Can I put an oil pressure sender unit in here? It seems to be the same size thread as the OEM sensor which I think is 1/4" NPT? (Yellow arrow)
(2) When putting on the oil filter housing gasket, should I add any sealant to it? The OEM one which came off seemed to have a real thin bead of something on it. The replacement gasket is a Permaseal cardboard job. I have some blue RTV on hand which I was thinking of using.
(3) The oil filter housing bolts had some white thread sealant on them from factory. Should I be using anything when putting them back in? The workshop manual doesn't mention anything about it.
(4) Also, when the workshop manual says to fill the cavity behind the oil gears with vaseline, does it mean to completely fill the space 'in front' of the gears? There's 2 areas with arrows pointing to them in the pic. Is it just me or is it weird to put vaseline in there? (Yellow arrows)
(all pictures borrowed from the internet)
(1) Oil Gallery Plug Hole?
(4) Vaseline in here?
Cheers
(2) When putting on the oil filter housing gasket, should I add any sealant to it? The OEM one which came off seemed to have a real thin bead of something on it. The replacement gasket is a Permaseal cardboard job. I have some blue RTV on hand which I was thinking of using.
(3) The oil filter housing bolts had some white thread sealant on them from factory. Should I be using anything when putting them back in? The workshop manual doesn't mention anything about it.
(4) Also, when the workshop manual says to fill the cavity behind the oil gears with vaseline, does it mean to completely fill the space 'in front' of the gears? There's 2 areas with arrows pointing to them in the pic. Is it just me or is it weird to put vaseline in there? (Yellow arrows)
(all pictures borrowed from the internet)
(1) Oil Gallery Plug Hole?
(4) Vaseline in here?
Cheers
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