QUICKLY: TORQUE SPEC 4 FRONT SEATS BOLTS
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From: Judo Town, USA
Originally Posted by Chazmo,Oct 27 2004, 08:48 AM
At BeaveRun track time (Fall Colors), we had two people lose their engines this weekend because their oil filters backed off.
There have been several other threads about oil filters coming loose on the S.
-Pete
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From: Central Massachusetts
I agree, Pete.
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From: Mish-she-gan
Thanks Pete.
From a quick read of the three threads, here's what got out of them:
Oil filter leaks happened due to
(1) poor install - hand tightening rather than 7/8ths using a wrench (major cause)
(2) poor install - dealership screw up
(3) using a non-OEM adapter
(4) poor install - backing off filter after over tightening
(5) racing
The first four I can ignore, the last does bother me but I wonder if they too were poor installs or maybe they were racer's who really push the limit. I'm puzzeled because we have racers like Triple H who have done 35 events to date without any issues.
From a quick read of the three threads, here's what got out of them:
Oil filter leaks happened due to
(1) poor install - hand tightening rather than 7/8ths using a wrench (major cause)
(2) poor install - dealership screw up
(3) using a non-OEM adapter
(4) poor install - backing off filter after over tightening
(5) racing
The first four I can ignore, the last does bother me but I wonder if they too were poor installs or maybe they were racer's who really push the limit. I'm puzzeled because we have racers like Triple H who have done 35 events to date without any issues.
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