Elton

i just notice my oil filter started leaking i changed the oil almost a month ago and it hasint leaked but some time in the last 2 days its been leaking and i did every thing right when i changed my oil i always hand tighten it then a half turn with the oil filter wrench and i did try to snug it up thinking it was lose but it wasint so why would it start leaking and now i have a huge mess all over every thing ... also this is the first time its ever leaked what gives .... i guess this is my b-day gift from my truck im guessing shes mad i haveint worked on her for awhile ? and we all know how much fun it is doing a oil change on a 3rd gen

CJM

Could just be a faulty filter, did you retighten it and is it still leaking?

Elton

ya its still leaking pretty good almost a half quart in a day

CJM

Gotta be a faulty filter or you left the old gasket on. Remove it, go back and get a new one imho.

I have always changed my oil and not once did this happen to me. You sure you didnt cross thread the filter on?

Just offering up suggestions since we cant see it..

Elton

nope no old fliter gasket left on and didint cross thread it this the first time have had a faulty filter ive used fram and napa and toyota never had any problems tell now im going to change the oil tomorrow as its makein a mess in my driveway... hope i didint hurt the motor

86SR522REEFI

Please do your engine a favor and dont use fram. lol. It sounds like a faulty filter.

Elton

i only used fram a few times in my 22re and after that nothing but toyota now im thinking of useing napa gold

rocket

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I'd bet when you change it, the leak will be gone.

ovrrdrive

The only time I ever had one leak was when an idiot at a jiffy lube cross threaded the filter on the shaft.

It took me 5 years to get filters to screw on right after that. I could have killed him.

Anyway, I always tighten the hell out of my filters with my hand and just deal with it when I do the next change. I have big hands so I can get it really tight sometimes. I have this little "vise grip" oil filter wrench that I use to break them loose. I got it at harbor freight and it works really well.

Good luck with it and post pics of the filter when you get it off...

Elton

i did a oil change today talk about a pita for for fun i tryed tighting the old filter with oil filter wrench it was tight so i know it wasit loose not sure what happend but the filter looked fine ? so far it aint leaking