It was one of those times when I was working on the car late at night, no access to parts, etc. I had gone to all the trouble of pulling it out and draining my oil, so I wanted a solution. I'm sure I'll replace it some day, they are only $50 new. Still, inelegant as it may be, the thing sure is sealed now. Not a drop of oil has leaked past it.

I should have taken a before goop picture. If I had, you'd see that the stuff I gooped over has gaps all the way around it, and that the goop literally surrounds the electrode. Even if it were to de-adhere (is that a word?) from the surface, you'd still have to cut it with a knife to get it loose from the sensor, since it completely surrounds the electrode. Does that description make sense? The goop has formed a "ring" around a metal piece and would therefore have to be cut loose to go floating around in the engine.

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1990 300SE "Corinne"- 145k daily driver - street modified differential - PARTING OUT OR SELLING SOON - PORTLAND OR. AREA - PM ME FOR DETAILS
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