Tim,

There's no sealant goop required AFAIK, but there is a sealing ring.  I got
mine from VolksMotorsports while they were still doing mail order sales
actively and Kyle sent me a sealant ring.  You can probably reuse the old one,
but I'd run down to the dealer and get a new one...I doubt it's more than a few
$.

You can change this without draining the system, but you'll lose about a pint
of coolant.  Bleeding the system afterwards might be a good idea.

-Karl

> Hello list, please excuse my ignorance here. I need to replace my temp 2
> sensor. I have the part and read the Bentley which shows in the diagram,
> some type of ring or washer. The Bentley does not tell me what type( if
> any) of sealant to use. The new sensor from BD did not come with any kind
> of new washer or ring either. Do I need to use sealant, and do I need to
> replace the washer/ring that I see in the Bentley?
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