What a mess...
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Pro
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From: New Brunswick
What a mess...
Anyone ever change your oil filter and not notice the rubber gasket from the old filter stayed up in the engine? When I started it up as always I watch the oil pressure, when it didn't move I turned it off right away, garage floor cleanup time, yuck, plus kinda stupid next time I'll have my trouble light under there. 
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From: Zionsville, PA NRA Life Member
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I'm glad I've never done anything like that 
Seems you learned a valuable lesson.
I wouldn't label it "stupid" until you've done it a second time 
Jeff
Seems you learned a valuable lesson.
I wouldn't label it "stupid" until you've done it a second time Jeff
Burning Brakes
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From: Shorewood IL
Originally Posted by Boog
Anyone ever change your oil filter and not notice the rubber gasket from the old filter stayed up in the engine? When I started it up as always I watch the oil pressure, when it didn't move I turned it off right away, garage floor cleanup time, yuck, plus kinda stupid next time I'll have my trouble light under there. :o :o
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It was after the big mess I realized what had happened. Now I make sure the old gasket is off.
Instructor
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From: Central Wa
I did the same thing to my 67 Mustang GT Fastback when I was in high school(mid 70's). I was getting the car ready for the drags at the Woodburn drag strip. I was a couple miles from home when I say my oil pressure drop to zero 
. I got the engine shut down in time so no damage but did need to tow it home because at the time I didn't know what the problem was. Now I always make sure the old rubber seal comes off with the oil filter.
. I got the engine shut down in time so no damage but did need to tow it home because at the time I didn't know what the problem was. Now I always make sure the old rubber seal comes off with the oil filter.
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From: Somerset, NJ
Originally Posted by 67tripwr
That is why I have always wiped the filter mounting surface on the engine block, and to clean anything else up
I would never change a filter without wiping it's azz
I would never change a filter without wiping it's azz
Good one!!! I couldn't of said it any better. 
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From: Duvall, WA
Last summer I did an oil change, started it up and flooded the garage floor of my brand new house with Pennzoil. The old Napa filter still had the rubber gasket on it. The new Fram filter had its gasket, but it was just a bad filter. I put the old Napa filter on and vowed never to use Fram again. Fortunately we had a cat at the time. The kitty litter makes for fast cleanup.
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From: Northern Idaho
oil change
Had a friend that worked at a gas station that did oil changes,he made the mistake of not checking for that and the gas station ended up replacing a costumers motor free of charge,not a good day!
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From: Springhill Kansas
Happens more than you think. My dads owns an automotive repair garage and they have learned to always check for that same problem. Every six months we do about 40 oil changes on vans in a day. Big chance for a mistake and this is one of them we have to be very careful of. Never had a motor blow because of it but it happens. 
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I always dip my finger in one of the quarts of oil and lube the o-ring. I don't know if this helps, but I have never had an o-ring stick but have heard quite abit about it. Never-the-less, I always look for it just because.