[V8] Oil Change woes!!! Filter stuck!

[Michael Larosa Jr]

cobram at juno.com wrote:
> Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>Was there another gasket from the old filter left on or does it 
>>appear that it was just grossly overtightened?
> 
> 
> A double gasket would spew oil all over the place (ask a certain lister
> whose name begins with a "J"), 

you could change the J to a M :)  what a mess...

  over tightening plays a part, but not
> putting a film of oil on the new gasket is the main culprit when things
> go as bad as this one did.  
> 
> I always fill the new filter with fresh oil before installing (nice
> vertical design on the Audi), avoids startup cavitation and lubes the
> gasket.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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