Oil Change Emergency-pls Help!!

[S_PILOT]

Hi,

yes, I did, and now of course, there is plenty of oil on the gasket from the leaking

[S_PILOT]

so I tried again,

new gasket, lubed it, slid it down on the collar past the threads to where it bottoms out on the flange. made sure the gasket was laying snug on the collar and not trying to roll up onto the threads.

tightened to 24Nm, the gasket seemed to balloon a little, but not bad. started up and within 5 minutes, oil was leaking out of the top of the filter canister once again.

this is beyond unbelievable! This just can't be as hard as it seems. I have never encountered anything like this.

anyone have any idea?

[djomlas]

i dont think you are supposed to slide it allll the way to the bottom.
there is a part right before the bottom where it should stay on.

[S_PILOT]

DJ,

you saved the day! i didn't realize that the gasket actual goes up into the block and creates a barrier on the inner wall. I thought it formed a barrier between the filter and the engine block surface like a standard oil filter.

I couldn't tell where the gasket should go when I pulled off the old filter as the gasket rolled halfway up the threaded shaft of the canister as I unscrewed it.

wow, it's one of those things that once you know, you know.

dang, I hope I'm not the only one who has done this....

[djomlas]

glad i can help.

i just changed the oil in my car 3 days ago so i can remember. is the leak gone?

[S_PILOT]

oh yea, dry as a bone under the car now. idled it for about 20 minutes, let it cool, checked the level, then ran it again for about 20 minutes.

good thing I had extra M1. I needed it after removing the filter canister 3 times

It's the easiest thing in the world now that I see it.

perfect. thanks again!

[Topless]

Glad you solved it. Thread jack alert!. I couldn't help noticing you are a 2 sports car family. Just curious...Between the Boxter and Z06 we all know which is faster. Which one do you enjoy driving more?