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Just finishing up my 2nd oil change at 6,000 mi on a 2.7 and ran into a problem. When replacing the oil filter and housing, when attempting to thread it on by hand it started out extremely tight. I stopped immediately, backed the plastic housing off and found that a sliver of the starting thread on the housing broke off. I was able to fish the full piece out of the well and waiting to order a new one. A few thoughts: the start of the thread (first inch plus) is much thinner than the rest of the threads, and the piece that broke off seems very brittle. Not sure if it was defective to start with or if they are all manufactured that way. Additionally, I placed the paper filter in the well first to secure its location and then placed the housing on top to screw it in place. Should I have placed the filter in the plastic housing first? Not sure it would have made a difference.
Either way, something felt wrong, I stopped to find the problem. I could have easily kept cranking it on and probably broke the plastic into many pieces that may have gotten pulled into the engine.
Side note: Ronin Oil plug is awesome. 100% worth the money.
Either way, something felt wrong, I stopped to find the problem. I could have easily kept cranking it on and probably broke the plastic into many pieces that may have gotten pulled into the engine.
Side note: Ronin Oil plug is awesome. 100% worth the money.
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