Well as I was tightening the new filter on I decided to look at the gasket on the old filter. And what do you know its not there. So I take the filter off the car and old one falls off. Good thing I checked it, it could have been bad.
Always remember to check your oil filter gasket
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If you aren't wiping off the filter pad on the engine you're making a mistake.
Just like beast mentions.
Just like beast mentions.
I'm not sure why but the 4.6 modular holds on to the gasket. For me, in 10 years the two double gasketed cars were Crown Vics. And the close calls on ones was avoided with the simply rag trick.
I forgot to mention, good catch!!! That would have been a mess!
I forgot to mention, good catch!!! That would have been a mess!
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Originally Posted By: beast3300
Yes! That would make an immediate mess.
Only if you are lucky. If you aren't lucky it will hold until your wife is on the freeway in the fast lane with the stereo blaring and oblivious to the red light on the dashboard until the engine noise gets louder than the stereo. Don't ask how I know.
It took a crankshaft, one connecting rod, full set of bearings and piston rings to correct the resulting mess. Fortunately the cylinder walls and pistons weren't damaged.
Yes! That would make an immediate mess.
Only if you are lucky. If you aren't lucky it will hold until your wife is on the freeway in the fast lane with the stereo blaring and oblivious to the red light on the dashboard until the engine noise gets louder than the stereo. Don't ask how I know.
It took a crankshaft, one connecting rod, full set of bearings and piston rings to correct the resulting mess. Fortunately the cylinder walls and pistons weren't damaged.
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Originally Posted By: beast3300
Yes! That would make an immediate mess.
Only if you are lucky. If you aren't lucky it will hold until your wife is on the freeway in the fast lane with the stereo blaring and oblivious to the red light on the dashboard until the engine noise gets louder than the stereo. Don't ask how I know.
It took a crankshaft, one connecting rod, full set of bearings and piston rings to correct the resulting mess. Fortunately the cylinder walls and pistons weren't damaged.
Ouch. That hypothetical man was probally not real happy.
Originally Posted By: beast3300
Yes! That would make an immediate mess.
Only if you are lucky. If you aren't lucky it will hold until your wife is on the freeway in the fast lane with the stereo blaring and oblivious to the red light on the dashboard until the engine noise gets louder than the stereo. Don't ask how I know.
It took a crankshaft, one connecting rod, full set of bearings and piston rings to correct the resulting mess. Fortunately the cylinder walls and pistons weren't damaged.
Ouch. That hypothetical man was probally not real happy.
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My cousin double-gasketed his dad's Sierra. That was messy. He learned an important lesson though!
Just had one stick to the block on an old Celica. Cheap Group XX filter.
I had two bad ones in a row. Motorcraft FL1, but they were pretty old.
Only ever happened one time to me. 1979 Ranchero with a 302 that had so much blow-by I didn't even know why I was changing the oil. Started her up when done, and immediately knew I had a problem.
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