BDJ Eco-Boost

Wife called yesterday while I was at work and said "Your truck has an oil leak, it's all over the carport floor". My heart sank and I frantically started searching the forum for possible common problems. Finally I couldn't take it anymore so I told the bossman I had to leave. I get home and find 2 good size puddles of oil (there were 2 cause my wife used it to bring the daughter to the sitter and didn't notice the oil on the floor till she got home). It had lost about 1.5 quarts. Well long story short it ended up being a crack in the oil filter itself that I put on 4000 miles ago but just starting leaking. That's why I say "thank God for this kinda oil leak" cause a simple oil change fixed it. I've posted a very short video of what I found because I could only upload 5MB. If you are curious it was a NAPA oil filter.

Martian

Protip - most folks upload their videos to their YouTube account. Posting the YT link here will automatically embed the video.

SCORGE

Weird, wonder why it cracked

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Never seen a Motorcraft filter do that.. Easy fix for you though.

BDJ Eco-Boost

It was actually a NAPA filter. Not sure if that's the same as the factory Motorcraft.

kenv47

From the looks of the filter, it looks crushed like it was over torqued. They are only supposed to be hand tight. AFAIK

BarmanBean

iTrader: (1)

Yup, hand tight--and you shouldn't usually need a tool to remove an oil filter either (unless it's overtightened).

Glad it was an easy fix, OP--the worsts leaks are the ones that aren't so obvious!

BDJ Eco-Boost

That's the mystery, I know I wouldn't have knowingly put a dented filter on my truck. Although I had to use a filter wrench to get the old filter off and used it to put the new filter on but didn't over torque. I'm thinking the wrench may have had a little barb or something on it that caused a pinhole or crease. Then 4000 miles later it finally gave out. Of course that will never be proven. Either way I'm just happy that's all it was.

RLXXI

NEVER EVER use a filter wrench to install an oil filter!!!! Hand tighten only, the constant heat/cool cycles of the engine in normal operation will make the filter tighter over it's life span. Look at the directions on the filter box.

Hand tighten ONLY!!!
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Teeitup

Left work early to care for his truck. True truck guy right there!