fram filters
10-03-2005, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by UneducatedmeWRX
okay do i suck or does fram suck? i can't tighten the filter any more.... it's still leaking... wtf? suggestions/help please?
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10-03-2005, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Patrick Olsen
Are you sure the o-ring/seal came off with the last filter? It's never happened to me, but I've seen it happen to someone else at the Navy Auto Hobby Shop once - the old filter o-ring/seal was still stuck to the block, he didn't notice, put the new filter on, and now it's trying to seal against the old o-ring rather than against the block. That doesn't work out too well.
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10-03-2005, 11:40 PM
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okay.... i got to check it out tomm... i'm tired... anyway another dumb question....
logic tells me that i have to drain the oil again before i change filter... is there any possible way that i can be a lazy a$$ and just change the filter???
logic tells me that i have to drain the oil again before i change filter... is there any possible way that i can be a lazy a$$ and just change the filter???
10-04-2005, 12:09 AM
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I used to use Fram, never had any trouble. Although I have heard that their reputation is severly tarnished recently...
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