bobby

i picked up a new coolant temp sensor the other day, and i was wondering if i should put some tefolon tape aroudn the threads before i put it in, or just leave it go and put it in, just wondering, thanks a lot!

vfast

use the tape!

Dbeck002

always put teflon tape around the threads, and be careful not to wrap the sensor up with the tape. start the tape line a quarter inch above the beginning of the threads and that should be fine.

nemethjames1

yup, is always a good thing to use... just make sure your not breaking a ground for anything, in thise case you wont be............. i had a prob with some sensor in a camaro, i bought it and still wouldnt work.... come to find out the tape was makin it not ground.. but i always use that stuff when needed

bobby

awsome, thanks for the replies, i will use it

91hatchgt

Oh yes, the temp sensor.. It isn't that hard on our cars, I had to install a new one on a 1991 Camaro RS, what a pain in the ****...

86HOGT

Yeah use the tape if you don't want the sensor to work. t uses pipe threads which seal themselves because they're tapered. IF you use the tape, then the sensor won't ground and won't read properly...or is that on temp switches...shoot...I don't know.

nemethjames1

yup, is always a good thing to use... just make sure your not breaking a ground for anything, in thise case you wont be............. i had a prob with some sensor in a camaro, i bought it and still wouldnt work.... come to find out the tape was makin it not ground.. but i always use that stuff when needed