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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: 318isam on March 14, 2011, 11:42:05 AM

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: 318isam on March 14, 2011, 11:42:05 AM

anyone hav pics of the o-ring above the oil filter housing gasket before replacing and after?

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: bmwm42 on March 14, 2011, 11:52:19 AM

i just replaced mine and it was flat and shrinked replaced and now no oil leaks

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: DesktopDave on March 14, 2011, 04:41:48 PM

My big o-ring was nice & round from the PO, it's been pretty round every time since then.  The little one seems to always get pretty beat up though.

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: a930rocket on March 19, 2011, 09:43:05 AM

I wish I saw this a few day ago. I just changed my oil and didn't take pix like I usually do of work in progress. The large old one was flat and the new one was round. The small one was still round.

I do have the old o-rings if you want pix of those.

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: eric16v on April 22, 2011, 05:02:40 PM

First off sorry for the thread jack.
 I m looking to change the gasket and o ring on the filter housing that mates up to the block. Is there 1 oring in there or two.(24x3)
Pelican site says two per car but Im thinking only one.

TIA

Title: oil filter housing o-ring
Post by: dudenarley on April 22, 2011, 09:53:18 PM

I always use mann filters an they come with new o-rings. After like 6 m42 oil changes i never saw one that looked out of round/flattened, and I've gone 12k plus on mobil 1.