Got to work today and noticed I left a trail of something behind me. Looked under the truck and noticed a nice puddle of oil. Cranked it back up and looked around and oil was gushing out of the oil filter. Removed the oil filter and found this:
Evidently the old oil filter gasket never came off when I put the new filter on. [facepalm]
Quick parking lot fix and all is well. Lost about 2 quarts.
look twice, oil once
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look twice, oil once
Dave
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
Re: look twice, oil once
Glad you only lost oil, and not the engine!
Re: look twice, oil once
That happened to me once
Lucky as heck ...I. Happened to be noticing the
PSI gauge start to flutter & pulled over before any damage
Lucky as heck ...I. Happened to be noticing the
PSI gauge start to flutter & pulled over before any damage
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
Re: look twice, oil once
I've done it too!!! Lost about 4 quarts of oil in 15 or 20 seconds in the neighbor's Chevette I was changing her oil on, when I was a teenager.
Re: look twice, oil once
Worked at a service station in the mid 70's. We got a whole batch of filters that did that one time. No big deal the first time around, they went on fine. When they came back for the next change was when the problem showed up. The crimps holding the seals in were incomplete. Left the gasket every time. Those things showed up for a full year depending on how much the driver used their car.
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. 302/C4
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
Re: look twice, oil once
At the High School it happens ALL the time. LoL