Oil Filter Hassle
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Not sure I'd trust the guys who effed it up in the first place, but I'd never go back (and that's why I always do my own!)
Man, that's bad news. Were you able to tell if the filter was cross-threaded, i.e. did the new filter screw on easily? Must have or you'd have said something, I'm sure. Sounds to me like the old one was seized on...wonder how long it was on there? You might also look into whether the 'thread' should have some threadlock on it when reinstalled to prevent this from happening again.
Man, that's bad news. Were you able to tell if the filter was cross-threaded, i.e. did the new filter screw on easily? Must have or you'd have said something, I'm sure. Sounds to me like the old one was seized on...wonder how long it was on there? You might also look into whether the 'thread' should have some threadlock on it when reinstalled to prevent this from happening again.
You can buy it at any autoparts store. It's just a liquid that you put on the threads before screwing it in. It hardens and 'locks' the threads in place. I believe blue is medium hold and red gives a bit stronger hold.
And you can still get it off when you need to; it's not meant to be permanent. What you really need to find out is whether or not that part should be threadlocked when reinstalled. I can't tell from the service manual if it's recommended or not, only to tighten to 36 ft-lbs
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I don't know about that. If Loctite can lock down a plenum bolt it should be able to hold up on the the oil filter stem.
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^ good point - loctite came with the md plenum spacer. but really you should turn the filter 3/4 turn past the point at which the rubber seal just touches the block.. i've never had one come back out accidentally. i think putting loctite on it is overkill
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