<VV> IDing Oil Leak

[Jay Pitchford]

Is the oil strictly on the bottom of the filter, or does it also coat the
engine area around it? Is there signs it's running down from the top of the
filter? It could be an engine seal leak being flung around by the harmonic
balancer or belt pulley.

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com> wrote:

> What brand filter, or a better question, does it have two square 'o-rings'
> or the wide U-shaped gasket.
>
> dp
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> I have a 100 mile trip planned for tomorrow and an oil leak has me worried.
>  The oil collects on the bottom of the oil filter.  I tried tightening the
> filter bolt but the leak continued.  Thinking it might be a bad filter, I
> changed the oil and filter.  Never used a torque wrench on the oil filter
> before but this time I checked the shop manual and tightened to 15 ft-lb.
>  Looks like I still have a leak.  Should I tighten further?  Is there
> another source that would allow oil to collect on the filter?
>
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> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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>
> Rick
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