Might want to check your state law but I believe that insurance companies are obligated to pay you the retail price of a same year and same condition vehicle that you have. I had a 2003 GTi that I purchased for $10000 from some guy and got hit by a truck that lost control, totaling the vehicle. The insurance company offered me $8000 and told them I wouldn't take that. They asked me to submit a copy of the cheapest same year, same condition vehicle in dealerships within 50 miles and the only one's I could find were no less than $15,000. They cut me a check for $15,000.

 

The insurance estimator is looking at it today so I will find out next week what the numbers will be.

Took off my Neuspeed exhaust and put the stock back on it, couldnt tell about the oil filter itself, but definitely had alot of fluids streamed to the rear of the car. I am feeling a bit happier that I got out without it exploding since flammable oil was everywhere.

 

Yes. In the service manual it says to tighten to 7/8 of a turn beyond where it first makes contact. In the owners manual it says to tighten to 7/8 of a turn beyond where it first makes contact. ON THE OIL FILTER ITSELF it says to tighten to 7/8 of a turn beyond where it first makes contact. They even print little numbers 1 through 8 on the filter to make it easy.

And yet, people still seem to think that just because they know better, they can ignore that....

 

You know. Now since I am turbo.. Should I consider carring a fire extinguisher under my seat for just incase??

 

Wow that sounds kind of dangerous. What if it was a ticking bomb waiting for a huge influx of fresh air?

 

Also, in the service manual there's a specific torque rating to tighten the filter to - I've checked and it ends up pretty much matching the 7/8 thing.

One other failure mode for oil filters - if the rubber gasket from the previous filter gets left behind on the engine block accidentally, and the new filter installed over that, the filter would likely back off.

 

carrying a fire extinguisher is a good idea in any car.. they make smaller ones that are convenient to place in Autos.

 

Interesting, saw the title and immediately thought "oil filter". Another cause of filter leaks or loosening can be aftermarket oil filters that simply don't mate up between the gasket on the filter and the sealing surface. However, in this case, since a Honda dealer changed the oil, they probably used a Honda oil filter -- maybe the wrong one, but still, I'm pretty sure the gasket mates up even with the Honda "generic" PLM filter.

 

The filter, although somewhat charred, was clearly the stock OEM filter. I took it off, there was no extra gasket present, also no oil present either. I guess that was what was burning.

 

it wouldnt go on its "own" like that.
im 99.9% sure it had something to do with whoever did your last service.