 Oil Leak coming from oil valve? |
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 Sep 25, 2004 - 4:00 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I just changed my oil for the first time this weekend - it was an interesting experience. The fools who changed the oil the last time musta used air tools to secure the oil filter because it took me about an hour and a half until I finally resorted to using a giant wrench to crush and turn the old filter off. I tried hammering a screwdriver in, but there's so little room to manuever, that it was impossible.
But anyways, after switching the oil and adding AutoRX, I also changed the oil valve. I purchased the fumoto valve, but wasn't sure how tight to install it, so I just hand-tightened it. The next day, I noticed small puddle beneath the oil valve, so I borrowed a friends cresent wrench and tightened it some more. Today, there is still a small leak, and I hope its from the valve - I'm not sure if I should tighten it some more or not. The instructions say 'don't over tighten.' How much is that? Using the wrench, I could still tighten it some more -- should I? |
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Sep 25, 2004 - 9:44 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '03 From Nor Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
An oil valve is not necessary on a regular car. Usually only race cars and such use them because they have maintence done every race and stuff... A regular car has oil changes once every 3000 miles? Anyway, it's that valve that is leaking. You could try to tighten it a little more. Make sure you install whatever seals they give you.
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Sep 26, 2004 - 3:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 16, '02 From Hohenwald, Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Note: GET AN OIL FILTER WRENCH!
I've driven a screwdriver through my filter many times, and it sucks 
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Sep 26, 2004 - 11:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '03 From Nor Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
When you tighten the oil filter... there's no need to make it tighter than hand tight...
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Sep 27, 2004 - 12:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yep, i definately just hand tightened it this time.
I did get an oil filter wrench. - two of them actually. The first one I picked up was a nifty metal strap thing that was supposed to grip and tighten as you turned it but I couldn't get it to tighten as there's so little clearance where our filter is. By that time I had drained my oil and had to have a friend take me back where I got the rubber cylinder that goes over the end of the filter. While that one fit the end of the supertech filter snugly, it would just slide around on the one that was stuck in the car. Man. |
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Sep 27, 2004 - 1:04 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
actually it's hand tight plus 1/2 turn.
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