Always check..........

[terbear]

This morning I went to change oil on my wifes Explorer, no big deal right, WRONG!!!!!!!!

After draining the oil, putting on a new filter I started it to check for leaks,--all OK.

Then I drove it from my shop back to the garage, I had to drive to the end of the driveway to turn around. On the way back I noticed a strip of dark colored foreign substance on the drive. Thats right, oil.

I stopped, saw the oil dripping from the filter area, removed the filter thinking it had sprung a leak, and the the gasket from the old filter fell to the ground.

I don,t know why it didn't leak when I tested it after the oil change, but I am glad it sprung the leak when it did.

All the oil was gone, 5 quarts, filled it back up, and everything seemed OK let it warm up good and still had good oil pressure.

Moral of this story, "always check to be sure the old gasket comes off with the old filter"

Terbear

[fish]

had that happen too plus I had the drain oil plug gasket fall into oil pan, put plug back in put oil in truck dumped drain oil then found the gasket. It never came off the plug before.

I did this on the last oil change to my car. Grrrrr! Spewed 4 quarts of oil on the floor in about 30 seconds.

I've been changing oil for over 35 years now, and this is the second time I've made that same newbie mistake of not checking. The first time was 35 years ago. Maybe it's old-timer's disease kicking in.