I was in a bit of a hurry this afternoon, a mate was coming round so we could pop to the pub. I thought I'd just do a quick oil change so I added some engine flush, ran the engine for a few minutes and then drained the oil & changed the filter. I filled the car with VR-1, removed the coil HT lead and turned the engine over to allow the pressure to build, it didn't and on checking I had a large puddle of VR-1 under the car.
I am kicking myself now as on checking the filter housing, it wasn't flush against the O-ring, I had managed to nip it up with it resting on the housing face rather than the mating surface, this meant the oil had just been gushing past the filter.
Luckily I had bought 10l of VR-1 so was able to fill the car again, a very expensive lesson learned and I've decided to buy a spin-on conversion before the next change.
Ian
I am kicking myself now as on checking the filter housing, it wasn't flush against the O-ring, I had managed to nip it up with it resting on the housing face rather than the mating surface, this meant the oil had just been gushing past the filter.
Luckily I had bought 10l of VR-1 so was able to fill the car again, a very expensive lesson learned and I've decided to buy a spin-on conversion before the next change.
Ian
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