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Can expandable Oil Return tubes be expanded too far?

First I want to thank everyone else here for thier threads concerning this topic. Without that information this would have been many levels of magnitude more painful.

I just finished replacing the aftmost oil return tubes (between cylinders 1&2 and 4&5).
Each was equally painful because I didn't want to remove the exhaust manifold. I'm a bit worried because the 4&5 tube expanded about a half mm further than the tube in the 1&2 did.
Here are my pictures:

New return tube between 1&2:


New return tube between 4&5 (the separation is a bit larger here:


Here's a the old tubes (thought someone might find it interesting to see them):

Sorry, the tubes on a pie box, which explains the carmel rings under and around the tubes.

So far I haven't had any leaks (I got her up to operating temp and turned her around so I could re-park her in my garage, no leaks while engine ran or after so far), but I'd like to know what some of you here think about it.
Should I be concerned, or is this normal?

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I don't think it is a concern.
I noticed some minor variation when installing mine.

No leaks so far!
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Thanks, so far (about 10 hours after running the engine) its dry under my car.
This is the first time in since I got it.

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