Oil leak from filter
03-19-2017, 08:47 AM
#41
Le Mans Master
I fill the filter at least 3/4 with oil. Dip my finger in the oil and oil the gasket. Spin it on till the gasket just touches. Then 3/4 turn with a wrench which makes it easy to see 3/4. Never had a drop leak in 50 years doing it this way.
03-19-2017, 08:56 AM
#42
Le Mans Master
03-22-2017, 05:04 PM
#44
Safety Car
I had one a car just recently where the gasket had rolled out of the groove; never had one do that in my life. I always lube the gasket, it just popped up after install. I replaced it.....
03-23-2017, 02:36 PM
#45
Racer
You never wipe the mounting surface off? Am I the only idiot on the planet that does that? 
I've always done it for cleanliness reasons, but actually (as it now seems apparent) it can be a double-check for a stuck gasket.
FWIW: In a half century of ALWAYS changing my own oil on cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors I have NEVER had a filter that was a problem to get off, and have NEVER had a gasket that didn't come off with the filter. I ALWAYS rub new oil on the new filter gasket. All of this stuff is just done by rote, for me anyways. I was probably taught -- or subconsciously picked up -- most of this stuff when very young, by older gearheads that I knew.
As I previously posted I only hand-tighten except on rare occasions when a bit of snugging with a wrench is necessary.
Oh well, the world spins . . .
I've always done it for cleanliness reasons, but actually (as it now seems apparent) it can be a double-check for a stuck gasket.FWIW: In a half century of ALWAYS changing my own oil on cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors I have NEVER had a filter that was a problem to get off, and have NEVER had a gasket that didn't come off with the filter. I ALWAYS rub new oil on the new filter gasket. All of this stuff is just done by rote, for me anyways. I was probably taught -- or subconsciously picked up -- most of this stuff when very young, by older gearheads that I knew.
As I previously posted I only hand-tighten except on rare occasions when a bit of snugging with a wrench is necessary.
Oh well, the world spins . . .
You never need more than hand tight. Unless you're a real wimp.
