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

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

One thing I have been doing for many years is to put the old filter and the
new filter end to end, giving it a little twist.

After doing this look at each filters end. On the old filter you want to
make sure that the rubber seal is still there, on the new filter you want to
make sure that the rubber seal is coated with oil from the old seal. This
will insure that you have the proper filter as the seals are in the same
place. A wipe of you finger will evenly coat the seal with oil.

Larry (done way to many oil changes) - Cleveland


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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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