ok so 2 weekends i did a oil change and dis. o ring change. o ring stopped leaking and the oil filter started leaking. so i tightened a lil bit more by hand and it didnt stop. So i thot maybe i bought a bad oil filter (STP). So i bought another oil filter by wix this time this last saturday. I Put it on and checked for leaks and didnt see any leaks so i thot 2 days later it still leaks. What am i doin wrong here? i clean the oil filter area and lube the oring on filter. ugh any help would be alot right now. James

 

A common problem is that the rubber seal for the old filter comes off during removal and the resulting double seal (old + new) causes the new filter to leak oil.

 

both times with old filters had the seals and this last time b4 i added the filter i cleaned the mounting surface where the gaskets goes

 

Did you install a 3593A oil filter?

Are you sure the oil filter is leaking? Might the oil pressure switch be leaking?

 

its right under the oil filter i can see it drip out of the the bottom of filter

 

Did you install a 3593A oil filter?

Just hand tight, right?

The oil pressure switch is located right above the oil filter. You should check it.

 

wix filter is 51334

 

Just hand tight, right?

The oil pressure switch is located right above the oil filter. You should check it.

 

yes hand tight and its not leakn from the switch but the filter. i just unscrewed it and did another handtight turn on it and it still leaks

 

i changed the pcv valvle, dis. oring, and oil and after oil change it started leakn.

 

Crack in block?

Leak from oil breather chamber?

 

Do you have an oil cooler/heater installed? I didn't even know they existed until mine started leaking. It goes between the filter and the block, and will have coolant lines running to it. There's a big o ring between it and the block... about $4 from the dealer.

 

replaced the oil pressure switch and im golden now no more leak!!!!!!!!!!! thanks alot RonJ@HT

 

Thanks for completing the thread with the update. Good info.

 

no problem.