Check For Filters

I was down at my neighbor's one night last summer and he was changing the oil out in his driveway at dusk. He ran through all of the checks except for looking underneath the vehicle to check for leaks. He practically put the filter on in the dark. Filled it up, started it up. He checked the dipstick right after and all was good. We stood there talking for about 15 minutes at the front of his truck at which point he realized he was standing in a pool of oil. He then ran and got a flashlight and you could see the old seal where it had twisted and stuck out when he spun the new filter on. Needless to say, he wasn't a happy camper. So yeah, doesn't hurt to let them sit a bit and then check.

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Working away from home several years ago my 85 CJ 7, 258 6 cyl. needed a oil change. I arranged a ride to work with a fellow so I could drop the jeep at the service station. On the way home from work I stopped and picked it up looked under the hood to make sure the filter was changed but diddn't look long enough. I drove Up north that evening to meet with friends for some 4 wheeling out side of Kalkaska and Fife Lake. After climbing a big hill on a power line I noticed no oil pressure so shut down. The service station had installed a filter for one of the AMC cars with the 258 6 cyl. which is longer and would have worked fine in the Jeep except for the motor mount so close and the toqure causeing the filter to hit and bend causeing a leak. Monday evening on the way home from work I stopped at the station and gave them the bill for the new filter and oil plus the damaged filter. They paid for the whole shabang even gave me some money for my time and trouble.

Make sure you buy the right filter for the right model of car/truck or what ever.

I agree check the oil lite warning curcit to make sure it is working or the gauge if you have one of those.

Al

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I learned the hard way about those old gaskets sticking. A combine will pump six gallons of oil right onto the ground in the time it takes the oil pressure sensor to start beeping.

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