Q: I replaced my oil sending unit and it screwed I further than the old one kinda thinking i screwed up

asked by on June 12, 2016

When the old one was on there was a gap to where you could still see the threads but when putting on the new one it just kept screwing in the whole way

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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