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Oil Change Surprise!

07-01-2006, 07:17 AM

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Pawpaw

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Oil Change Surprise!

While changing the oil tonight I was having some trouble getting the new oil filter on (from below). The threads just wouldn't catch. I finally pulled the filter down to look at it and make sure I hadn't bunged up anything when something fell down and nearly hit me in the face.

It only took a quick glance to see that it was... an oil filter gasket!

No, the new filter still had it's gasket, so I took a closer look at the old one. Sure enough, the gasket had pulled right out of the old filter. I've never had anything like that happen before.

I use nothing but Fleetguard Stratapore filters, always oil the gasket with new oil, and only "snug up" a new filter with a wrench... just a little beyond "hand tight".

This was the first time I've changed the oil on this truck with the engine HOT. Usually, buy the time I get to it the oil is just pleasently warm. This time there wasn't anything pleasent about the oil temp.

Bob

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