Using teflon tape for aeromotive afpr, pink or white???

[dalatinromeo]

OK I am going to install my afpr tomorrow it requires teflon to seal the fittings. Should I use the white teflon tape that came in the kit or the pink teflon tape that I just got from home depot??

I went looking for yellow teflon tape, but they didnt have any. The pink teflon tape that I bought said its rate to 100 psi, used for gasoline, petroleum oils, natural gases, butane, and propane.

Which one should I use the white one or the pink teflon tape??

 

[95GSXBLUR]

Not to totally throw a kink into your plans... but I've always like to use Teflon Paste. I've always used it and It seems like to be the best to me - on every fitting - vacuum, oil, fuel. Anything.

Just an idea.

 

[scottsee]

I used white on mine. Just reamber to tape your fuel pressure screw ontop of the the regulator, it leaks air like a champ!

 

[dalatinromeo]

I used white on mine. Just reamber to tape your fuel pressure screw ontop of the the regulator, it leaks air like a champ!

Yeah, me and my friend were debating about it. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Tx97GSX]

You shouldn't have to use any teflon tape on a Aeromotive AFPR, unless you didn't get AN- fittings.

 

[destrux]

I've heard from many people that yellow is the only gasoline safe one to use (and all ACE hardware stores carry it, none of the other ones seem to), but B&M includes white tape in their fuel pressure gauge kits, so go figure. I've had my B&M gauge on my car for years and no leakage or problems (like the supposed clogged injectors some people predict from using white tape).

 

[scottsee]

You shouldn't have to use any teflon tape on a Aeromotive AFPR, unless you didn't get AN- fittings.

Its more for the FPR fittings to the -AN lines. Import Evolution did a little research on the teflon tape and its chemical properties when combined with fuel.

Click here

 

[daren_p]

You shouldn't have to use any teflon tape on a Aeromotive AFPR, unless you didn't get AN- fittings.

Not true, some of the aeromotive fpr use npt fittings instead of -AN. While -AN don't use pipe sealent, NPT does. Now also even the -AN regulators have a NPT fitting for the gauge port & vacuum/pressure port, which need to be sealed. Not to mention the adjusting screw should also be sealed as it has a parallel thread & more often then not is a source for a boost leak. With that said I wouldn't use tape period, pipe dope is better, see here:

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