[TR] oil filter sealant

[TERRY SMITH]

Ah, this is one change I made immediately during my restoration.  Having started life with my first car, a 1964 Sprite, I never wanted to touch a cartridge type filter again, so I installed a canister conversion.  See http://trf.zeni.net/TR2-TR3Handbook/7.php#navbar.  It's not original, but if the goal is daily driving and frequent oil changes, it's a whole lot cleaner.


Terry

> On September 24, 2018 at 1:27 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     I  am  wanting to replace the old filter in my TR3 (engine is mostly TR4 parts) that  has a Tecalemit  type oil filter canister and mount.  It seems that after I attach the brass nut, It will pull the apparatus (adapter, brass nut, oil filter and canister and seal) up tight using the 6" bolt.  The brass nut sinks into the aluminum adapter head.
>          When the engine was out of the car, the engine mechanic applied a thin film of dark orange permatex(?) to the brass nut before submerging it into the aluminum adapter.  It did not seem to leak.  My question is: now that the engine is in the car and I have very little clearance both from above or below.  Is it ok to squeeze out a quarter of a tube of a similar sealant (probably from above the engine) in an effort to replicate his success?  I quess I'd want to smear it all over the brass bolt before submerging it into the aluminum filter head.
> 
>     Paul
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