Oil Change Drama...

[huhjared]

tried to change my oil and ended up using 4 hours to do a simple oil change...

as usual i undo the sump nut and let the oil flow out...
next the bloody oil filter... took like 30 mins before it finally came loose.... THERE IS NO ROOM TO UNDO IT!!! anyone out there with a better technique?? Pls share...
looked at it and the dealer who did it DID NOT HAVE A GASKET on it...
put that away and screw on my new filter...
pour in the oil start the engine...

OMG... oil just start flowing out from the oil filter...

stopped the car clean up the mess...
took another 15min to undo the filter

put it in again... SAME THING!!!!!

after the thrid try it was all good...

what i am trying to tell everyone is that screwing on the oil filter might sound simple enough although i did like at least 5 different cars in the past 2 years but its NOT... What i think happened was that the thread on the Honda oil filter or maybe its the oil pump has like really fine thread... which misleads you that the filter is actually in and tight... the fact and what i guess happened was that i screwed in the filter twice at the marginally wrong angle which leads to the waterfall or should i say OILFALL..

[Type R Positive]

Damn. At least you know for next time.

[aaronng]

Actually, your problem was that the oil filter gasket had come off the oil filter and it was stuck on the block. That's why when you put the new oil filter on, it didn't seal. 2 gaskets = fail. If you are still running 2 gaskets, it might still leak.

[Zilli]

another tip for you which you may already know... lub the gasket with fresh oil, and only hand tighten the filter... that way it wont take you so long to get it off next time

[Crapdaz]

don't just jam in the oil filter and turn it tight, you can buckles the oil filter thread and all.
make sure it's aligned properly then gently tighten if you feel it is restrictive then try realign it before tightening.

if you have the car jacked up slightly (if your lowered) or stock on the ground, you can access the oil filter pretty easily.

Cause when i did it, i actually only had enough room for 1 arm at a time that could reach the filter, like all oil filter instructions would prob mention you oil your gasket with fresh oil.

At least you've done your oil change, learn from your mistakes to improve.

[slidetaker]

Actually, your problem was that the oil filter gasket had come off the oil filter and it was stuck on the block. That's why when you put the new oil filter on, it didn't seal. 2 gaskets = fail. If you are still running 2 gaskets, it might still leak.

I found out that if you did not lube the filter gasket first before you put it in, it has a high chance of sticking to the block when you do a change next time. Even if you can't see the filter slot on the block, you can run your finger through the edge of it to see if there is gasket left on it....

[Crapdaz]

you can see the block when you take the filter off.
and if the gasket did come off you should see it also, as you would be holding a funnel or whatever to catch the oil spill from the filter.

[aaronng]

Alarm #1 is when you are holding the used oil filter and there is no gasket on it.

[Crapdaz]

Alarm #2 is that you have oil all over yourself

puahahhaha.

[huhjared]

yeah i was quie surprised... but i turned on the torchlight and had a visual and physical inpection on where the old gasket is but its no where to be seen... did another check when the engine cooled down... no leaks...

[panda[cRx]]

Actually, your problem was that the oil filter gasket had come off the oil filter and it was stuck on the block. That's why when you put the new oil filter on, it didn't seal. 2 gaskets = fail. If you are still running 2 gaskets, it might still leak.

common nub mistake

[huhjared]

I felt and looked at the screw in to make sure that there was not extra gasket... would it be even possible for the filter to be screwed in without a gasket?? anyway anyone knows about engine bay washing? do i just jet the water in?? or is there any precaution? what soap do u guys use?