Motorcraft 820S--Gasket falls off old filter?

[DragRace]

Tonight while changing the oil with it's winter fill of Mobil clean 5000 5w20 in our Crown Vic,the Motorcraft 820S gasket fell off in my hand as I removed it

My question is,all the years of me changing oil,this is the only filter I've had the gasket fall off the filter,anyone have this happen before?

 

[defektes]

happend to me once with a Mopar filter not sure who made it. I think it is common nothing to worry about.

 

[SuperBusa]

Common with filters that don't capture the gasket very well in it
s groove. Sometimes the gasket might stick to the filter mounting seat on the engine, and if someone doesn't notice that, and puts the new filter on it becomes a "double gasket" indecent, which can cause oil leakage at the filter base.

 

[Johnny]

I wish all manufactures used o-ring gaskets like Honda and Toyota does, but the square cut gaskets work and are cheaper to make. I saw a whole case of Purolator filters a few years back and every filter had the gasket lying loose in the box.

 

[AuthorEditor]

I've had the gasket stick to the engine when changing a fuel filter on a marine diesel--it took me quite a few rounds of bleeding and priming before I figured out that maybe there was something wrong with the new filter I put on. Two gaskets do not seal well! The gasket is more likely to stick to the engine if it hasn't been well lubed before putting the filter on.

 

[Colt45ws]

It happens. I always check the block surface for one.

 

[PW01]

common deal

 

[RISUPERCREWMAN]

No Biggie!

 

[Sayjac]

Originally Posted By: Onmo'Eegusee
It happens. I always check the block surface for one.
+1 Never hurts to clean around the seal area on the engine before installing the new filter. Sort of like killing two birds with one stone.