[DeTomaso] oil leak, any one ever have this happen to them.

[Mike Thomas]

Bet you were every bodies favorite that day, eh? 

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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] oil leak, any one ever have this happen to them.

One is supposed to touch a brand new filter's rubber seal with the dipstick
for a drop or two of lube and smear it around with a finger before
tightening the filter. Most of the time, there's enough residue left on the
block surface, but now 'n then the rubber seal catches on the metal, balls
up and can tear (same as I posted about using 'seal nuts' and sealing
washers). 
I was once driving another owner's Pantera (hard!) when the Taiwan-built oil
filter stripped its threads and blew completely off the block at 6500 rpms.
You think you made a mess in your garage.... you shoulda seen the racetrack
with 8 (out of 10) quarts of 40-wt spread over it.
FWIW- J DeRyke
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