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Apr 17, 2012 | 01:50 PM

amick218

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is this normal?

No matter what brand or how hard I hand tighten, I have a little oil drip down the oil filter....

Apr 17, 2012 | 01:55 PM

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No matter what brand or how hard I hand tighten, I have a little oil drip down the oil filter....

Did a ring off a old filter get stuck where it screws in

Apr 17, 2012 | 01:56 PM

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I didn't see anything, but ill look closer next change.

Apr 17, 2012 | 02:04 PM

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And they should be hand tight +1/4 turn.

Apr 17, 2012 | 02:15 PM

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Are you putting a little bit of the old oil on the new oring/gasket?

Apr 17, 2012 | 02:50 PM

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Sounds like an old filter gasket is stuck on there. Never over tighten the filter.

Apr 17, 2012 | 04:14 PM

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Thanks for the input ill see if an old o ring is up there, and yeah I rubbed oil on new filter before putting on.

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