Oil leak around filter
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Oil leak around filter
Noticed after an oil change that I had major leak coming from the filter area. Cleaned it off thinking I was just messy when I changed it but it came right back after a 20 minute drive. Got to looking and thought it was the seal above the filter so I changed it. That wasn’t it. It doesn’t leak when it’s off or idling, but as soon as I hit the throttle it starts pouring out. Looks like it’s either the pressure relief valve or the oil sender unit. Anyone ever experienced this issue. When I say a major leak I mean I drove 20 minutes one way then 20 minutes back and I was a quart low. Could it have anything to do with changing oil? I switched from 15w40 to 20w50 and the leak occurred the next time it was driven.
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If this only happened after an oil change, I would change the filter for another. It's the only mechanical part that changed. Only other component was the oil. Maybe oil being a different viscosity is leaking easier. Maybe oil had excessive detergents that opened up an old leak?
Last edited by PalmettoDisco; 10-27-2017 at 07:44 PM.
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Last edited by number9; 10-28-2017 at 11:11 PM.
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