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computer-rooter
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| journey on wrote: | I've never heard or experienced a blown oil filter.
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I was a mechanic and shop manager in the 70s and early 80s. I've never seen a seam split like this on an oil filter either. I've seen mis-installed filters (wrong part, gasket not lubed, old gasket stuck to filter block and not removed, spun up too tight, not tightened enough, gasket rolled out of place) fail, and I've seen failure from battle damage (hi-centering and road debris hits) but never a structural failure. I've posted in another forum, and it's agreed that this is a freak failure.
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Larry H
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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I once found an oil filter(major brand) that had what looked like a loose flake of paint near the head seam. It turned out to be a hole in the filter with the flake being the steel from the hole!
I am luck that I found it prior to installation. It's a good idea to closely inspect any filter before its installed.
One in a million is good odds unless it happens to you, then the failure is 100%.
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dogon dory
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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SEA3PO
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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We had several failures in the shop where I worked, both were on Honda cars.... ruptured cases... the cases that came from Honda are thicker metal than some of the aftermarket cases.... of course any filter can blow a seal if it is not installed properly, or if the old seal sticks to the block and the mechanic does not pay attention...
I will just stick with factory filters.... knowing there is a difference is enough to convince me... most will probably work fine... but with my luck if something is going to happen.....it will happen to me.
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computer-rooter
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| dogon dory wrote: | | computer-rooter wrote: | | ...I've posted in another forum, and it's agreed that this is a freak failure. |
Well that problem is easily remedied. Just don't let a freak install the filter next time.  |
I resemble that remark.  |
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