Fill-nipple leak

[Devrij]

Hey dudes and dudettes, had to remove my fill nipple recently to clean out the o-ring on the pin, and since replacing it (with some PTFE tape to seal it) it's been slowly leaking from the threads. Hardly surprising, but before I go and bung a bunch of crap into the threads to seal it up proper like, I just want to check what to use so I don't explode myself. Am I right in thinking some blue loctite would do the trick? If so, I can get that at a hardware shop right? Cheers guys

Senor El Devrij

 

[cwkotw]

i was told to use this stuff called loctite 243 (lock n seal) got it from a harware shop worked ok for me

 

[Ali]

yup 243 or 242, you can use either of them.
and its called lock n seal like cwkotw said.

 

[Ceicj]

yeah i cant remember if this is right or if it came from my head but i think that there is a new lock tite its like a purple color and its meant for high pressures

so its great for what you want to do


EDIT:just googled it and turns out it did come from my head i was sure i heard it somewhere on this forum (i am going crazy)

 

[cwkotw]

EDIT:just googled it and turns out it did come from my head i was sure i heard it somewhere on this forum (i am going crazy)

it is made by loctite and is in a dark red tube so close

 

[Devrij]

Sweet, cheers guys.

 

[NitroBall]

Loctite 243 is ok to use. If sometime in the future you need to do further maintenance on that thread, it can be tricky to take apart if you use too much.
243 primary use is for thread locking.

I would suggest a thread sealant Loctite 454, its a rubbery substance which prevents any air escaping, and is strong enough to stop any thread movement.