I have one of those little pipes on my snow blower for draining the oil where you unscrew the end of it to drain the oil. My problem is that the other end that screws into the engine is leaking. What is safe to use for a hot engine with oil? Thanks.
If so, better to take it out first and use some Permatex or teflon first. Any automotive thread sealant will stand no more heat than is in the oil sump. At that location you could use a hardening type to help ensure you don't unscrew it there when removing the plug for changing oil as it never needs to come out.
Agree. After my post I was thinking of the thread; figuring a non-hardening Permatex - something blue color. Used on other engine parts. They won't leak and you can still get them off easily.
The brand you mention is the solution...imo
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It's a nipple of pipe, with standard, tapered pipe-threads on both ends, and a threaded cap on the far end. Very common.
With steel pipe and aluminum block, you just give the pipe a bit of a twist with a pipe wrench and move on. Goal: pipe much tighter in block than cap on pipe, with no leakage.
Depending, you might apply some thread sealant, or teflon tape, but you'd have to remove the pipe nipple without making a mess, clean off the threads first, and not let shreds of teflon tape get loose. Which might challenge you.
Later, on draining oil, grab pipe nipple with pliers/wrench while turning pipe cap with another pliers/wrench, so you do not apply torque to nipple.
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