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 Jul 9, 2012 - 12:05 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 26, '11 From ventura, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%)  |
heyy guys, my situation isnt dire its annoying. my car leaks oil from the filter. drips down the block onto the exhaust and smells awful. this is the 2nd filter in 2 oil changes that has done this. ive checked the area where it goes and havent found anything that shouldnt be there. no old seals or gaskets from other filters or anything. any ideas on the matter would be appreciated. thanks.
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Jul 10, 2012 - 12:23 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 17, '10 From Frankfort Kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Like trdproven said it's probably some foreign material on the mating surface. What brand oil filter did you use? Sometimes with cheaper oil filters the gasket on the filter will either have a kink in it or not be fully attached to the filter itself. If the gasket isn't attached to the filter completely, which would be a manufacturing defect, it could buckle as you tighten the filter. I've seen a lot of bad lower end Fram filters that should have never made it past quality control.
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CAcelica29 oil issue Jul 9, 2012 - 12:05 AM
RavenAegis45 QUOTE (CAcelica29 @ Jul 9, 2012 - 1... Jul 9, 2012 - 12:44 AM CAcelica29 its 5 speed and i dont believe there is an oil coo... Jul 9, 2012 - 1:49 AM trdproven check if its between the filter and where it mates... Jul 9, 2012 - 3:09 AM SwissFerdi Did you lube the filter gasket before you put it o... Jul 9, 2012 - 10:02 AM CAcelica29 i did lube it first and i will check the mating su... Jul 9, 2012 - 5:27 PM trdproven Cool....hows Ventura weather these days? Haven... Jul 9, 2012 - 7:46 PM CAcelica29 not bad pretty warm and clear today. Jul 9, 2012 - 7:48 PM CAcelica29 the old one was STP from autozone and the new one ... Jul 10, 2012 - 12:29 AM krom8 I personally use K&N on all of my vehicles and... Jul 10, 2012 - 12:50 AM trdproven its either leaking where the oil filter mates or w... Jul 10, 2012 - 2:53 AM SwissFerdi ^ Do all of that. Did you take out the gasket to l... Jul 10, 2012 - 7:53 AM
CAcelica29 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jul 10, 2012 - 8... Jul 12, 2012 - 5:43 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (CAcelica29 @ Jul 12, 2012 - 6... Jul 19, 2012 - 1:57 PM Followtheornghat If your willing to take a trek up to Santa Maria i... Jul 10, 2012 - 7:53 AM Special_Edy You should only ever use the OEM toyota filter(... Jul 19, 2012 - 2:21 PM |
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