whats above the oil filter.

[wasserbox@yahoo.com (Mark Mages)]

You could have tweaked the oil filter too.  Back when
I was young and stupid (like 2 years ago ;)  I put the
oil filter ON with the oil filter wrench.  It bent the
filter where I couldnt' see it and 2 miles down the
road, ON comes the oil light.  Good thing I was using
sythetic, cuz I was able to limp home quickly....

In addition to the seal mentioned below, also make
sure you didn't loosen the oil cooler nut that holds
it onto the flange.  It will leak like a sieve if not
tight.

To check the flange to oil cooler seal, make sure you
remove it from the oil cooler.  It can be very broken
without looking like it if it is still on the cooler. 
It is about a $5 seal for an OEM one.

HTH'
Mark

--- Dan <danws69@earthlink.net> wrote:
> it's called an oil cooler.....there's another gasket
> to change.....go dig
> that old oil filter out of the trash and save that
> gasket. Sometimes they're
> the right size, if not, you'll have to order it.
> 
> It happens because you jiggled it and broke the seal
> of the oil cooler to
> the engine.
> 
> HTH> 
> hows everyone rocco's doing today. well i i replaced
> the oil filter today
> and theres a huge oil leak now. i looked and found
> it but i dont know what
> it is called. its coming from that little box that i
> connect the oil filter
> to. any ideas on how this happend and also the name
> of it would be helpful.
> thanks
> jose
> 
> 

=====
Mark
84 Rocco
87 Westfalia
96 Rockhopper Comp (commuter)
98 Yeti AS-R XC (freeride)
01 Schwinn Fastback Ltd (in progress)
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