Vashthestampede

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I put it on my fuel rail still wet with gas and within 10 minutes I had the car running with no leaks. So the setup time is crazy quick, I wouldn't redo it again.

Take a rag and simple green that area, dry it, start the car and take a look. Quick look says feed line, but gravity doesn't agree.

Vash-

patsmx5

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Teflon isn't a sealant. If you are assembling two tapered fittings, it's common to use teflon tape. This lubricates the threads and allows the fittings to get much tighter than they would without the teflon. As the tapered parts are tightened, the threads slightly deform as the two tapers meet, and they crush seal. 100% metal to metal contact around the perimeter and you have a leak free connection that will NEVER leak because there is no seal to blow, no gasket to leak, no sealant to blow out, etc. It's all metal to metal. The teflon is only a lubricant to allow for repeatable, accurate tightening to achieve the crush seal.

If you have a hose clamp over a braided stainless line, there's your leak. And you won't be able to fix it either. Not using a hose clamp. It will always leak without the proper compression fittings that hold the hose against the fittings.

Vashthestampede

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I always heard it called thread seal tape. Obviously not a sealant, more like a puddy once compressed.

So I assume teflon is used only for tapered threads? You learn something new everyday here....sometimes more.

Vash-

patsmx5

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Yes. It will not adhere to anything or seal anything. You use adhesives and sealants for things that need adhesive and sealing properties.

thegizzman

Just to clear this up, if your thinking I used teflon tape I didn't, I used the permatex thread sealant and tightened the fittings as tight as I could.

NA6C-Guy

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Well, the echo what Pat has already said... I also think its the knock sensor. From what little I know about knock sensors, some or most (or all, I dont know) are filled with fluid. Looking at the pictures it looks like the end of the knock sensor is beat to ****, or has a crack in it, and is leaking its contents. So as already said, I think your wasting you time looking for an oil leak. If it were an oil leak, why would it have **** its load all at once, in that one place and then quit. If it were leaking around the fitting, it would be leaking all down the block by now. Makes no sense.

DammitBeavis

That's the same knock sensor that DSM's use. That is some sort of sealant that they cover the end with. Originally it feels like a soft epoxy, but later it degrades into sticky goo. They all do that eventually but it doesn't seem to bother them and they still work fine. If it's the sealant then it will feel like some kind of slimy adhesive or tar if you try to wipe it off.