Chuck Gongloff

And floss too.

Chuck.

ifitgoesfast

old school: when oil stains on driveways were like personal tattoos

change the O-ring

Gary's '66

Sure, it all helps to cut down on "engine plaque".

Gary

chris ritchie

Back to the original question. Why change he "O" ring every time? Before my oil change, there are no leaks. I carefully remove the canister, and the "O" stays up in its groove. Why would I want to yank out an "O" ring that I know is not leaking? Why not leave well enough alone and simply put the canister back on (after replacing the element, of course)? Why do I want to mess with something that I know is working correctly? The biggest opportunity for it to leak is when it's installed. Sometimes during the installation, the "O" ring will not go in correctly. That's when it's going to leak.

Yes, I usually dig out the old "O" ring and put the new one in. But I've also been known to leave the old one in there. I'm not advocating one way over the other. Just wondering.

Good tip about holding the canister up while tightening the bolt.

rongold

One time I took a chance and didn't change the O-ring. Don't you know it---It started dripping about 10 miles away from my shop, and kept getting worse. Luckily I carry a couple of quarts of 15W-40 with me. I went through both quarts and then more by the time I got it up on my lift. That was the first and last time I did that !!!

MikeM

Some of you guys don't know how to half way do stuff and get by with it!

jrm5657

I just love your avitar picture, quite a pair their with the split window and a 206 ranger! Wonder which one will go the fastest, should be a pretty close race....

Gary's '66

I'm guilty of doing that as well in the past but have only done it a few times and never more than every other oil change. I think that holding the canister up while tightening has allowed me to get by. One thing is certain, the "O" ring WILL become brittle at some point through heat exposure.
Now I just change it each time as it's really no big deal using the pick and a bit of grease to hold it in place and, to avoid feeling guilty.

Gary

Easy Rhino

Like the wise man said: "You need to learn from other's mistakes, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself."

But I'm giving it a run for my money.

I am personally aware of two crankcase oil dumpings at speed that occurred due to inadvertently (read: sloppy) leaving the old gasket in, resulting in double-stacking them, which resulted in the second gasket blowing out while motoring down the road. Rather unhandy, IMO.

MikeM

You should have tightened the filter like it was supposed to be.

chris ritchie

That'd be a good reason to change the "O" ring.

Craftsman51

I use the dental pick for removal, never had an issue with removal.

Mike Geary

Me too. My dentist saves his worn-out picks for me.

Powershift

At the $$$$$ I have given him over the years, he should just give me a new one every few years. I'll tell him that the next time I pay his $$$ bill.

Larry