<VV> Excessive oil pressure at oil filter

[shortle]

Bad filter? Possible- any thing is possible
Holed piston? Same as above (but an excessive amount of crankcase pressure probably won't cause the oil filter to "explode" IMO.
Melted piston? Same as above ending with IMO.
Ring job? Same as 2+3 above.

My suggestions: remove oil filter and inspect. Did someone leave the old seal on the engine so now the oil filter has 2 seals? Bolt torque? If that is OK and proper, what is the running engine oil pressure (checked with an oil pressure gauge)? Just my thoughts on all this. Your mileage may vairy.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: hank kaczmarek via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Oct 7, 2015 12:31 PM
>To: air_cooled63 at yahoo.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Excessive oil pressure at oil filter
>
>OR---It's a bad filter.
>Or---There's a holed piston
>Or---There's a piston that has melted down on one side because the shrouding 
>that goes under the jugs wasn't replaced---Don't ask me how I know that one.
>Or--Perhaps the car's just in dire need of a ring job, and there is 
>excessive pressurization in the crank-case.
>
>Happy Hunting
>Best Regards
>Hank
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: air_cooled63--- via VirtualVairs
>Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:13 PM
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>Subject:  Excessive oil pressure at oil filter
>
>Had friend call me to look at an oil problem on his Vair. Oil was sprayed 
>all over the engine bay and investigation showed a new Clarks oil filter 
>cocked to one side and the seal as sticking out. Appears that the pressure 
>relief has stuck.
>Any one had this problem in the past?  Lots of work ahead.
>Jerry Brown
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