just did my oil change, put the filter on til it stopped turning and then went another 2/3 turn, oil pan bolt torqued to 33 lbs and new crush washer, oil level fine, now when i first start the car, it makes kind of a metal on metal sound for the first 20 seconds, also, vtec kicks in at different rpms and doesnt always come on like it used to at 5500 rpm(on stock tach), no cels and no oil light, could this be caused by the filter being on too tight??? too loose??? something else??? it happend right after the oil change so im thinking its something with that and not the solenoid or screen or anything

thanks

 

what kind of oil did you use?

 

mobil 1 10w-30 synthetic

 

this sounds strange. i doubt you overtightened or undertightened it the filter. i doubt it would matter that much anyway. If you have no cel, and your oil light hasn't come on, hmmmmmm.......you don't think you dropped anything where the filter goes did you? other than that, i don't have a clue what it could be. maybe you should see if it will just work it's way out. if a cel does pop up i'd run a diagnostic test immediately to see what's up before you hurt your engine. sorry to hear this man.

 

anyone else got any ideas???

 

Did you do anything else to your motor besides an oil change?

 

i noticed oil leaking out where the tranny meets the block, i am thinking (and let me know if its possible) that the rear main seal is 1) leaking and 2) could have possibly popped out a bit and the metal on metal sound i am hearing at start up is the seal rubbing the flywheel??? the rear main leak is also causing a loss of oil pressure which is why vtec is not working???

 

you won't really know until you get in there and look at it...