dbdartman
Gold Member
woodchuckie said:A neighbor of mine drove half a mile up the road to check his out after a do it your self oil change and on the trip back he noticed an oil trail in the road. It led straight to his carport. His oil filter gasket had fallen off in the box.
Make sure you have one gasket.
The easy way to KNOW you didn't leave the old gasket behind, OR miss the new gasket on the replacement filter: Use the oil on the old gasket to lube the new gasket by mating them face-to-face. The new gasket should ALWAYS be oiled before installation, & I've found that doing it this way leaves no doubt what so ever that there is: A- no gasket left behind on the engine (which WILL leak) & B- that there IS a gasket on the new filter.