Subject	Orings in engines are designed to be in contact w petroleum
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on November 24, 2021 at 8:59 AM
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In Reply To	That would be great if it did posted by i_s_64 on November 23, 2021 at 08:04 PM
Message	products. I use petroleum jelly for fuel & oil orings all the time. You don't use petroleum with latex "rubbers" because they break and you make babies. Bernie Bilski berniebilski@cox.net President of Z-Car Club of Northern Virginia 1995 Nissan 300ZX TwinTurbo in Cobalt Green 1997 Nissan 240SX SE in Ultra Red 2006 Nissan Frontier SE in Ultra Black
Follow Ups	Under-tightened Oil Pump Pickup tube - i_s_64 19:30:09 11/22/21 Personally I Think its fine to leave it as is - Drk93TT 06:23:56 11/23/21 I used petroleum jelly to make sure the O-ring was stuck in - i_s_64 08:33:22 11/23/21 Hmm, I don't think you should use petroleum jelly on rubber - itsa300zx 14:03:43 11/23/21 That would be great if it did - i_s_64 20:04:12 11/23/21 Orings in engines are designed to be in contact w petroleum - Bernie (NoVA) 08:59:31 11/24/21 It's your engine, ensure it's to spec. (n/m) - ZaXxon 09:44:04 11/23/21 Great, Thanks - i_s_64 20:09:51 11/23/21 You asked for opinions...... - ZaXxon 09:01:58 11/24/21 It's a chore but I would redo it. You don't want one of - Bernie (NoVA) 09:01:40 11/24/21 when i installed my pickup tube, it had a gasket, not an - slayer fan 01:13:09 11/26/21 At some point Nissan changed to gasket. - ZXoltan 07:03:35 11/26/21
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