Oil change, and then Oil Leak

[nsantos23]

Hi

This past saturday i changed my oil and of course my filter, this morning when coming to work i noticed a smell of burned oil, i stop the car and look under the front of the engine, and there it is, the whole area under the timing belt cover and oil pan is covered in oil i tried to tighten up the filter and it is the tighest i can get. What it may be? the car had no i leak before i changed the oil.

Thanks

Neo

[BAC5.2]

Did you replace the drain plug gasket?

[nsantos23]

nope, but i did replaced it when i bought the car

[AWD_addict]

Replace drain plug gasket when you change the oil. And tightening the filter as tight as you can get it can also cause a leak. Unless it's as tight as you can get it with an oily hand, that's ok.

[nsantos23]

i just went outside to take a look at it, and seems like the filder is defective it is leaking from the filter gasket and when the car is on is literally "jeting" oil sideways threfore soaking the oil pan and the timing belt cover. grrrrr damn filters this is the second time it has happened to me. Whta type of filter you guys use?

Neo

[vrg3]

Most of us like Purolator filters. Purolator makes the OEM filters.

A leak at the filter gasket can usually be traced to either the old gasket not being removed or the new gasket not sealing properly.

When you change the filter this time, be extra sure you get the old gasket off -- keep in mind there may be two old gaskets this time.

When you install the new filter, lubricate the gasket with clean oil first to make sure it doesn't bind up when you tighten the filter. And only tighten maybe half a turn after it seats. Any further and you can deform the gasket to the point where it fails to seal.

[professor]

I was about to say you've got the old double-gasket but vrg3 beat me to it.

That's so common it is crazy, me ex's Honda is not the same car it used to be since some oil jockey in a quick-change shop left the old gasket on. That causes the type of squirting oil leak you are talking about, and sometimes it comes and goes on the road and you wonder where all the oil went.