George2615
Super Member
Re: Cold tractor blows \"O\" ring on hydro filter
Is there a possibility that the filter was over tightened which will warp the o-ring or gasket. I have seen it happen many times on cars that had oil changes at quick lube places where the person (I won't call them a mechanic) overtightened the oil filter and warped the gasket. Within a few miles the leak started and pumped all the oil out ruining the motor.
It happened where I work as well. I am a building maintenance mechanic and for liability reasons I am not allowed to service our diesel fire pump or generator. About two years ago a company did an annual service on our fire pump and the mechanic overtightened the dual oil filters. He manually started it for a few seconds to circulate the oil and shut it down. On friday that week the automatic programmer started it up for its regular half hour run and within minutes all the oil had pumped out, blue oil smoke filled the room and set off the fire alarm system, and the pump ran as designed until it siezed all the main and rod bearings. The service company had to pay to rebuild the motor since it was determined that their mechanic had overtightened the filters. Now I run it manually each week to watch for any problems.
Is there a possibility that the filter was over tightened which will warp the o-ring or gasket. I have seen it happen many times on cars that had oil changes at quick lube places where the person (I won't call them a mechanic) overtightened the oil filter and warped the gasket. Within a few miles the leak started and pumped all the oil out ruining the motor.
It happened where I work as well. I am a building maintenance mechanic and for liability reasons I am not allowed to service our diesel fire pump or generator. About two years ago a company did an annual service on our fire pump and the mechanic overtightened the dual oil filters. He manually started it for a few seconds to circulate the oil and shut it down. On friday that week the automatic programmer started it up for its regular half hour run and within minutes all the oil had pumped out, blue oil smoke filled the room and set off the fire alarm system, and the pump ran as designed until it siezed all the main and rod bearings. The service company had to pay to rebuild the motor since it was determined that their mechanic had overtightened the filters. Now I run it manually each week to watch for any problems.