Pressurized Oil Filter?
After enduring years of a small leak “around my oil filter,” I decided that I would clean the area and run the engine while waiting for it to leak. To my surprise after having sealed the sump (oil pan) earlier and having replaced the oil cooler lines and “O” rings, oil was observed leaking from the filter itself.
The oil was observed to collect slowly at the seam of where the white painted metal can of the oil filter is attached to the ”anodized” metal surface the houses the rubber gasket. The oil is not coming from the gasket. It appears that the oil filter is being pressurized.
Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
After enduring years of a small leak “around my oil filter,” I decided that I would clean the area and run the engine while waiting for it to leak. To my surprise after having sealed the sump (oil pan) earlier and having replaced the oil cooler lines and “O” rings, oil was observed leaking from the filter itself.
The oil was observed to collect slowly at the seam of where the white painted metal can of the oil filter is attached to the ”anodized” metal surface the houses the rubber gasket. The oil is not coming from the gasket. It appears that the oil filter is being pressurized.
Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
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