is oil filter on to tight?
#1
is oil filter on to tight?
Hay guys i changed my oil last night and im not sure if i put the filter on to tight!! i hand tight the filter until i couldnt turn it anymore with two hands. i was worried that if it wasnt tight enough it would leak but a tech told me not to over do since it gets tight as time goes on!! should i be worried? can i loosen the filter and tight it up a little again?
#5
I'd say your ok. I've never seen an oil filter that was on to tight fail. And I seen one that took two of us to get off and it was still working. I might be a little of a pain to get off next oil change but I'd rather be to tight than too loose.
#6
6th Gear Member
The only issues with overtightening the oil filter (which you did NOT do by hand unless you're King Kong) are:
- crushing/deforming the o-ring in which case you'll have a nice mess under the car when you start it
- require the vice-grips from hell to remove the filter next oil change
#7
The only issues with overtightening the oil filter (which you did NOT do by hand unless you're King Kong) are:
- crushing/deforming the o-ring in which case you'll have a nice mess under the car when you start it
- require the vice-grips from hell to remove the filter next oil change
#8
6th Gear Member
Man, take your Ritalin!!!
Relax, it's fine. IMO, if you can untighten it by hand after it's had a couple of heat-up/cool-down cycles, then it's too loose. Buy a filter wrench for future oil changes because if it comes off by hand, you have more possibility of something going wrong then if it's a bit too tight.
Relax, it's fine. IMO, if you can untighten it by hand after it's had a couple of heat-up/cool-down cycles, then it's too loose. Buy a filter wrench for future oil changes because if it comes off by hand, you have more possibility of something going wrong then if it's a bit too tight.
#9
The only issues with overtightening the oil filter (which you did NOT do by hand unless you're King Kong) are:
- crushing/deforming the o-ring in which case you'll have a nice mess under the car when you start it
- require the vice-grips from hell to remove the filter next oil change
P.s. oil filter wrenches are beautiful things, invest in one.
Last edited by Rylay; 07-28-2012 at 11:54 AM.