<VV> Oil FIlter leaks

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

"Me too".

Just last week I installed a "made in Taiwan" filter sold by a US Corvair
parts dealer and had a similar issue.  My father taught me long ago to
always check for a double gasket situation before installing a new filter
and I always do without exception (it's habit).

However a few hours later I was at a car cruise and someone pointed out I
was leaking oil.  Turned out it was from the filter, I took it off and
discovered the gasket had deformed slightly, I flipped it over and placed it
firmly back in the groove on the filter, carefully installed it and
tightened it a bit more than usual and no more leak, still it shouldn't have
leaked in the first place.

I'm thinking maybe we've got a run of bad (pre-installed) gaskets on our
hands?

Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM, J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> YEP!  I felt the same way.  Purolator got the message.  Take a look at the
> "new" ones - just like an AC PF4.  Maybe some of the other manufacturers
> will wake up as well?  Remains to be seen.
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wfcc at mediacombb.net>
> To: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>; "Ray Davis"
> <scout1977 at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Oil FIlter leaks
>
>
> > Every time I found one of those in a store,(usually purolator 21014) I
> > told them they were Crap and they should remove them from the shelves,
> > They had Security throw me out the front door..........
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> >
> > Ray...
> >
> > The solution is....   Don't buy the filters with that outer U shaped
> > gasket.
> >
> > Later, JR
>
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-- 
Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA