After making my final pass at the track,I checked everything out looked good,loaded car turned key blew oil out all over oil filter onto ground what happened?


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Sounds like you split the filter housing or blew the neoprene gasket. Was the filter tight? Was it a Fram?

Later,
Vader

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Did you just change your oil and left the old seal stuck to the block double sealing it? It's kinda guessing what happened without knowing where the oil came from. There might be a pressure fitting beside your oil filter. Maybe a copper line blew or a fitting cracked.

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[This message has been edited by Stephen 87 IROC (edited July 28, 2000).]

 

Vader,
As a matter of fact it was a Fram.Why does that matter,do Fram's have that problem?The oil was changed only 1500 miles ago,Mobil 1 5w30,and the filter was installed by the same guy who installed the motor last July and goes over this car every Sat.He gets mad if I donot bring it by every week.

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IROC,

That's odd - the BEST oil you can get and the WORST oil filter... Maybe the builder was thinking they would even out somehow?

Don't EVEN screw around with them any more. Get AC filters, PCV's, etc. (I had a similar problem with a FRAM PCV valve) Saving a few bucks on an oil filter could have cost you your engine. It's a good thing you were alert enough to catch it. There are a lot of other decent filters on store shelves, but given the vast number of choices and private labelling, this is just another example of why you should stick with the original equipment.

"Fram" is a four-letter word and it begins with an "F". What kind of car should use them?

Later,
Vader

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[This message has been edited by Vader (edited July 29, 2000).]

 

Vader,
I picked up the filter and oil for my car.I am impressed that you recall me asking you about which oil to use on my new motor.

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T.P.I.S. airfoil,ported plenum,March
pulleys,Accel 8.8wires,supercoil,ign.mod.
RAM AIR induction,gutted MAF,
B&M shift kit,3.73 rear gears,Accel afpr,Hypertech stage 2 chip,Random Tech.cat.,Lakewood lower control arms,Lakewood adj.panhard rod
"The more I learn about women,the more
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Sorry about that,didnot realize that I had posted oil brand earlier.It's been a long day,had to rebuild motor,didnot catch it soon enough.

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RAM AIR induction,gutted MAF,
B&M shift kit,3.73 rear gears,Accel afpr,Hypertech stage 2 chip,Random Tech.cat.,Lakewood lower control arms,Lakewood adj.panhard rod
"The more I learn about women,the more
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