Cap'n Oil Change Strikes (out) Again!

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Overtightening sometimes seems to be worse than undertightening.
I'm a drummer and have fairly strong wrists and I tighten filters only a
bit.  They seem to leak less when they're only snug.

Of course, you must put a little oil on the O-ring before you install the
filter....and check to make sure the old O-ring isn't stuck to the filter
head.

my .02
Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Mike Smith
>Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:13 AM
>To: car
>Subject: Cap'n Oil Change Strikes (out) Again!
>
>
>So I'm doing the change, get everything done, and start it up.  Sounds
>good.  I back it off the ramps and then I hear gurgling spewing.  I
>immediately shut it off and go look.  All the nice new oil is on the
>floor of the garage.  Kitty litter to the rescue!
>
>I tightened the filter by hand.  Did I not do it enough?  I went till
>it was snug as a bug.  Did I over do it and fuck up the seal?  Never
>had this problem before and am wondering what I did wrong.  I knew it
>was going too well.
>
>OT:  Is there some chemical or biological reason why my nose itches 10
>times more when my hands are covered in oil and I can't scratch it?
>
>--
>Mike