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mike wrote:
"Redeye" wrote in
oups.com:

5. i'd put a couple of wraps of PTFE tape over the olive as i'd been
advised that this can help stop small leaks (was this my downfall?)


I think it's this that did you, making you think you had a seal when
you hadn't.

You should NEVER put jollop on a compression joint (unless,
unless...)


oh, really :-)