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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:57 AM
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Unhappy leaky oil filter

there is a small oil leak coming from there oil filter. i have changed filter twice but still leaks. what can i do??? any advice would be appreciated thank you
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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It is more likely a leak from the filter pedestal, which has 2 o-rings sealing it against the rear iron. There are two 10mm nuts holding it on from the bottom.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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ok thank you i will check it out and let you know how i make out
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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If you find out that is the problem,just go to a Parts store and get the Same sized O Rings
another thing that should be done is to Put a dab of ooiil on the Filter's rubber seal.This seals the Oil filter rather effectively.You do not have to Tighten the Filter Excessively..just a 1/4 after Hand tight.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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ok so i changed the two o-rings. that was fun. but i think that might have done it going to clean out my engine bay so only time will tell. thank you all
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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Yeah, those little 10mm nuts are not the easiest to take on/off with the engine in the car. Hopefully that was it.
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Mine are also leaking and I have been putting off fixing it because I heard it is quite a pain. Does anybody have some pictures or tips and tricks for this?
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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i just did it i used a 10mm wrench on the rear bolt(a short wrench would help) and a socket on the front bolt. its hard to see but bolts are under the oil filter. it took about 15 minutes and a bit of a pain getting tools in there. good luck
i am all good no more leaky oil filter.SWEET!!!
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