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Jun 14, 2006 | 11:03 PM

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corpuspits

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Changed my oil today and the ford motor craft 1995 part was stripped at the end of the filter. Would go on almost all the way, could have caused a problem if a person didnt know what they were doing and just pryed it on. Parts place took it back after I had put oil in it.

Jun 14, 2006 | 11:39 PM

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Tenn01PSD350

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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3

did you remember to put oil on the seal of the new filter...

Yes, that is a standard/good tip, but I can say that I can crank off any oil filter even with a seized gasket. It is nothing more than a glorified oring made of rubber and I gaurantee I can rip it loose. Now stripped threads are another story, although the filter body is made of inferior metal as are the threads. What did the wrecker driver do to get it loose?

Jun 15, 2006 | 07:48 AM

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surfclam

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I didnt hang over his shoulder the whole time [I hate it when someone does that to me] but I did see him break out a ratchet, an extension or two and a nylon? strap. Halfway thru the job he got something out of the other side of his truck that I didnt see. Sounded kinda like a metal dish or cone when he was sliding it under the truck.