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newjack42
11-06-2009, 05:33 PM
Here a couple months ago i lost my lil 3.8L ford in my mustang. After lookin around i seen that the oil filter o ring blew out ran her out of oil in a heart beat and so on. I had a WIX on there. Later that day i bought some cheap oil and a filter and fired it back up. Made some nasty noises haha but it didnt take 5 seconds befor i had a puddle of oil on the ground. Pulled the filter off same thing blew the o ring out.What could have happened to cause it to be pushin out the oil filter o rings?
DirkaDirka
11-06-2009, 05:50 PM
Too much oil pressure maybe??
mopar1968
11-06-2009, 06:08 PM
Bypass valve stuck open in oil pump, sludge build up :!: :!:
''JUST MY TWO CENT'S WORTH''
TheYellaBrick
11-06-2009, 06:12 PM
X2
outlaw256
11-07-2009, 04:25 AM
sidin with mpoar on this one. also im sure you know how to put a filter on but ive seen it bunches of times and by guys who know what their doing. tightening then too tight?
suicidebomb
11-07-2009, 04:40 AM
<----This one pegs the gauge(100+psi) at wot. It doesn't leak or blow past the o-ring. I don't think it's pressure alone. If you're getting the filter on too tight, it will tho'. My Filter bypass is blocked, so all oil goes thru the filter.
bjuice
11-07-2009, 06:09 AM
the By pass is 1st thought..i see your from WI...very cold up there now...what weight oil do you use ?..i think your following what i am saying here
curtisreed
11-07-2009, 06:56 AM
I would think if the bypass were stuck open it would not build pressure that high. Maybe stuck closed?
Curtis
fla1976
11-07-2009, 02:50 PM
Did you check to make sure the old "O" ring was completely removed?
TS1955
11-07-2009, 03:02 PM
I agree with fla1976 on this...those O-rings are recessed in a groove in the filter. In order to "blow" one out it would have to be double stacked.
JMO!
TS1955
newjack42
11-09-2009, 02:16 PM
It happned the middle of the summer and i run 5-30 conven. Valoline. I jsut got around to playin with it got pissed at it and threw it in the back of the shop i new i should have not bought a ford haha. I know it was not double ringed i used to work for a quicky lube style shop been there done that always check for that seen it happend way to many times.
Could have been to tight but i never had a problem before and i do the same hting every time jsut a get it good and snug. It didnt happen right after i changed the oil either it was about 2000 miles into the oil change.
It did the exact same thing to both filters too. Just blows the rign right out of the groove.
itsabird
11-09-2009, 02:23 PM
Did you check to make sure the old "O" ring was completely removed?x3