wthdidusay82

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I have an oil leak from my oil filter housing, you can see it coming out of the edges and usually i see a little trail of oil where i first leave if i drive off. I dont think its losing really much oil pressure really from this so i dont consider it a major problem ( at least i would hope it isnt since i drove it like 5 times like this and let it idle a bunch).

I figure it probably needs some new orings ( i used old ones), some rtv on it ( i didnt even use any, and maybe a little more torquing power to get them on tighter (they are a pain in the *** to get the bolts onto in the position they are in underneath the oil filter/housing)

is there any better way to fix the problem or is what i am going to do the best thing ? has anyone else had this oil leak problem on their oil filterhousing ?

The Spyder

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Its 2 O rings that you can find at any auto parts store..... never use old ones.

felixwankel88

change the O rings it STUPID to reuse a cheap part like that

unek87

i had the same problem a month ago theres 2 nuts that hold to the housing i guess you would say take that of and then you will see 2 o-rings. i went to all the parts stores and no one had them i finally had to go to mazda and they were $6 each and then i had to wait 2 days to get them .couldn"t drive my car cause it was losing a half a quart a day .

RotaryResurrection

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Especially given that I gave you 2 new ones with the rebuild gasket install kit that came with the engine.

ilike2eatricers

Aaron Cake

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And considering that this is probably the most common oil-related failure on the FC. Those o-rings become hard very soon after installation....Many FCs are leaking from this area.

As a general rule (and I've told you this via IM), gaskets ALWAYS get replaced. The only ones you can reuse are some of the metal o-rings, and the exhaust gaskets, as well as that metal lower intake gasket.

wthdidusay82

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ill have to see if i can find where i put them , i am a dummy i wish i just put the ones u gave me on

wthdidusay82

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should i put rtv around the edges, cuz i may do that to ensure a good seal since itwas leaking from the edges before, anything i should put on the orings when i put them in or just put them in there.

i should fixing this pretty soon

Kai

Just use the O-rings, nothing else. Smearing a bunch of crap on them could make them leak.

The O-rings will hold for another 15-20 years by themselves.

BlaCkPlaGUE

I dont know how well RTV will stick to an oily surface. Your better off just replacing the rings.

Aaron Cake

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Don't use RTV on o-rings. If you want to use something to keep them in place during assembly, use Hylomar.

vicarotor

exactly what size are these rings?

Hernan1209

iTrader: (4)

Pull them out and take them to the auto parts, you can even find them at Ace hardware.

RotaryEvolution

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a) this thread is 7 years old
b) i just answered this question yesterday in this section.