Cap'n Oil Change Strikes (out) Again!

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

Is it a VW or Mann filter? This could be the problem. If I use anything else
on my 87 16V the oil blows out the gasket and empties!
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
To: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com>; "car" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Cap'n Oil Change Strikes (out) Again!


> Make sure the seal is on the filter correctly and make sure the old seal
> didn't stick to the filter mount. Two seals on top of each other just
blows
> one out.
> Hand tight to "snug as a bug" should be good.
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com>
> To: "car" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:13 AM
> Subject: Cap'n Oil Change Strikes (out) Again!
>
>
> So I'm doing the change, get everything done, and start it up.  Sounds
> good.  I back it off the ramps and then I hear gurgling spewing.  I
> immediately shut it off and go look.  All the nice new oil is on the
> floor of the garage.  Kitty litter to the rescue!
>
> I tightened the filter by hand.  Did I not do it enough?  I went till
> it was snug as a bug.  Did I over do it and fuck up the seal?  Never
> had this problem before and am wondering what I did wrong.  I knew it
> was going too well.
>
> OT:  Is there some chemical or biological reason why my nose itches 10
> times more when my hands are covered in oil and I can't scratch it?
>
> -- 
> Mike
> '86 red 16v (Red 5)
> "The snozberries taste like snozberries!"
> "It's a trick. Get an axe."
>
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