Sealing drain plugs: is there a Teflon tape?

DennisT · Aug 12, 2015

Getting ready to put the transmission drain plugs back in my '53 SC. I thought I'd heard of a Teflon sealing tape for oil-based fluids similar to what most of us have used for household water pipes. Anyone know? Not sure I want to trust the white Teflon household stuff to a 90W oil drain plug. The larger plug on my SC was nice and tight when I removed it, but it had been seeping ever so slightly over time. Now's the time to help it stay dry with the new fluid.

?? Dennis in E WA state

Case Nutty 1660 · Aug 12, 2015

Teflon tape works Very well for oil,, wrap it on the direction it screws in,,, liquid Teflon is a joke if you have a spec of oil on the threads tape does not care

dahlin · Aug 12, 2015

I don't think you would have trouble using white Teflon . I worked for Prentice log loaders for 39 years and that is what we used on all of the pipe threaded fittings.

Patsdeere · Aug 12, 2015

There is a chemical resistant version of Teflon tape. I get it at Home Depot. it is yellow and a little thicker than the white.

hd6gtom · Aug 12, 2015

I think most us army HET's hydraulic lines had abundant amounts of white tef tape applied to them. Stopped the leakage problems even with the hydraulic pressure involved

casenut1 · Aug 12, 2015

I use a product called Blue Monster. Works great at all pressures, up to 10,000 PSI.

Richard G. · Aug 13, 2015

I second the Blue Monster stuff. It covers about everything for thread sealing.
Richard in NW SC

DennisT · Aug 13, 2015

Thanks everyone. All done with white tape. Works. Appreciate the commentaries.
Dennis

Sealing drain plugs: is there a Teflon tape?

DennisT

Member

Case Nutty 1660

Well-known Member

dahlin

Member

Patsdeere

Well-known Member

hd6gtom

Well-known Member

casenut1

Well-known Member

Richard G.

Well-known Member

DennisT

Member

Similar threads