My first bad experience with a Motorcraft Oil Filter

[Andyman8282]

Did the oil change on my Thunderbird like usual, drained the oil, took the old filter off, threw a new one on. Put my 5.3 qts of oil in (such a pain to measure that last .3 qts, I'm so OCD about stuff like that )

Started my car, noticed my oil pressure wasn't quite as high as it usually is, so I drove it around the block to warm it up a bit to see if there was a difference...ran pretty normal. Get back to my garage, left my car running while I went to get a drink of water, come back...and there was an oily mess on my garage floor

Turns out the filter was slightly bent and the gasket wasn't fitting right! Lost a little over 2 qts. of oil total, what a mess!

Luckily my little bro was home and I borrowed his car to get to the autoparts store to get a new filter and some oil.

Overall I'm mad at myself for not noticing the defective filter, it tighted up fine but I shoulda noticed some curvature (I shoulda taken a picture of it too! ) Spent over an hour cleaning my dad's garage floor Lesson learned I guess.

 

[Skandocious]

That sucks I'd be willing to bet it wasn't Ford's fault -- probably the people who shipped/stocked it.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Ah well, human error has to be expected sometimes. We're not perfect, everyone other than me anyways. Lol.

 

[Fellro]

That is a good case for always checking to see if you have any leaks at the filter before you call it a day... habit. I always double check so that I can be assured everything is fine.

 

[jr32560]

 

[d-kuzmen]

Happens often at work, usually the oil change guys don't notice the old oring was still stuck on the engine.. 2 orings just don't cut it...

 

[Andyman8282]

Thanks guys, sure makes me feel better knowing it happends to the pros too

 

[bowtiehatr]

i had a motorcraft filter cause a no oil pressure issue on a 3.0 taurus. brand new filter right out the box at work.

 

[Andyman8282]

4 months later... and the filter looks good as new

 

[radialarm]

That's why they say start the engine and check for leaks. I had one lose the rubber gasket when I was putting it on. Blew about a quart and a half out before I could turn it off.

 

[Brian_B]

That is a good case for always checking to see if you have any leaks at the filter before you call it a day... habit. I always double check so that I can be assured everything is fine.

Always run them for a while (watching under the car) before driving one.

Happens often at work, usually the oil change guys don't notice the old oring was still stuck on the engine.. 2 orings just don't cut it...

Seen that happen a couple of times. I always check to see that the block is clean before installing the new filter. So far...I have been lucky.