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06-04-2005, 07:03 PM

deepbass

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crack in oil filter

I have a crack in my oil filter and there is oil leaking out. Can i change my oil filter without having to drain my oil from my truck?? Or do i have to drain the oil and put a new filter on my truck?

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06-04-2005, 08:23 PM

RyanMiller

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Your gonna lose at least one quart.. might as well do a oil change, it cant hurt to do it early.

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06-05-2005, 03:03 AM

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Considering the filter is ruptured and the potential for crud getting IN through the crack in the filter, I'd just do a change. As Ryan said, it can't hurt.

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06-05-2005, 11:12 AM

bertha66

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I agree with Ryan and Graystreak about the change, but do you know what cracked the filter?

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06-05-2005, 11:21 AM

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What brand of filter is it? I have never heard of that before. Did you thump it or over tighten it? Maybe it was a factory defect? I really have no idea.

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