A New One on Me

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted by Danh
Agree with all of that, but keep in mind this filter was absolutely fine for 2k or so. If installation was to blame one would think the problem would occur immediately.


That's why my thought is the leak was from the crimp on the base of the can, not from the base gasket if you found the can was still plenty tight.

 

[geeman789]

I have had a couple of filters loosen up over the years ( out of 100's changed ), leading to weaping and drips. No idea why, as I follow the exact same installation procedure every time I change a filter. When I got under the car, the filter was loose. As in two fingers broke the filter loose. The solution was to simply re-tighten the filter. No problems after re-tightening.

The only factor I could think of was that the suspect filters were at room temp, installed in the winter in a heated garage ( 50* F), and the outside temp was COLD ( 0* F ). Did the gasket shrink slightly in the cold, leading to a loose filter?