Posted by Rick on June 26, 01 at 17:34:44:
I have been monitoring a 1-2 drip per day oil leak under my 2001, ¾ T, Sub w/ 8.1 L for the past few days. I got bold today and shimmied under the running boards to see if I could spot the source. I saw a drop formed on the bottom of the oil filter. I grabbed the filter and it was loose. I was able to rotate it ¼ to ½ turn before it snugged up. I thought I had solved the problem. I took it for a spin and parked over a clean paper bag. Within an hour a drop had hit the bag and another had formed on the bottom of the filter.
When I attempted to tighten the filter, I did so from an awkward position and was not able to put much torque on it. I suppose that if I positioned myself better, I could tighten it some more by hand. How tight should a filter be? Can I over-tighten it by hand? Apparently the mechanic at the dealer who changes my oil/filter doesn’t think it has to be very tight at all. All comments are welcomed.