I just changed the oil on my wife's car and when I went to install the canister filter I thought the rubber seal was snug against the housing because the bolt became tight and I did not want to overnight it.
I pulled the distributor wire and cranked the engine for about 10 secs to build up some oil pressure.
Started up the car and as it literally sprang to life I saw a huge oil puddle growing under the engine so I shut it off right away and threw a huge chunk of cardboard under the car but it was too late. Almost all of the oil I had just put in the engine was now on the driveway.
I got the car jacked up and when I checked on the oil canister the bolt was still tight but I could see the oil blowby along the filter seal and the housing. WTF?
I pulled the canister down and wiped it as clean as I could and then reattached it until the bolt was snug and the canister stopped turning. I pushed the car into the garage until I could address it later. I plan on throwing that oil filter and seal out and try another.
I spent the next 2 hours cleaning the oil slick on my driveway.
Has anyone had this happen to them? How could the canister bolt be that tight to the point where it feels like the threads are bottomed out and the seal still has a gap?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Maybe I installed the spring and filter incorrectly? This is literally only the third time I have done an oil change on her car.
Thanks all.
Ted
I pulled the distributor wire and cranked the engine for about 10 secs to build up some oil pressure.
Started up the car and as it literally sprang to life I saw a huge oil puddle growing under the engine so I shut it off right away and threw a huge chunk of cardboard under the car but it was too late. Almost all of the oil I had just put in the engine was now on the driveway.
I got the car jacked up and when I checked on the oil canister the bolt was still tight but I could see the oil blowby along the filter seal and the housing. WTF?
I pulled the canister down and wiped it as clean as I could and then reattached it until the bolt was snug and the canister stopped turning. I pushed the car into the garage until I could address it later. I plan on throwing that oil filter and seal out and try another.
I spent the next 2 hours cleaning the oil slick on my driveway.
Has anyone had this happen to them? How could the canister bolt be that tight to the point where it feels like the threads are bottomed out and the seal still has a gap?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Maybe I installed the spring and filter incorrectly? This is literally only the third time I have done an oil change on her car.
Thanks all.
Ted