I got some Loctite "medium" Blue grade "thread adhesive". Is this the stuff you are referencing?

Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions. I have printed out all the threads to this post and will have them by my side when I do the replacement. I was planning on doing it in few weeks, that way I can do a filter and oil change at the same time. Even though I just changed the oil, I don't want to put the oil that drains - back into the engine. The tub I use to hold drained fluids has had every type of fluid in it, so I don't want to risk contaminating the oil with any other fluid.

I will certainly update this thread to let you know how the replacement goes.

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