Oil filter backed off!!

by David J. Beaulieu

Jan 29, 2020

The reason for all my troubles. Ten hrs past recent oil and filter change, where I accomplished a leak check uncowled, then short flight of about an hour then followed by retorque of oil filter. Next time I will be figuring a way to safety wire the filter and place witness mark as well.

  • Tom Sullivan

    Gosh, David. How many more ways can your engine find to lose oil? I mean how many times has your car or lawn tractor or anything else had a filter back off ??? Guess I will plan on wiring my filer to something as well. Thanks for sharing. Tom

    Jan 29, 2020

  • Loren Warner

    Damn, that's unusual.

    Jan 29, 2020

  • Alain Dufresne

    You might want to consider something like this:

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    Jan 30, 2020

  • Bob McDonald

    Stainless gear clamp & safety wire as Alain Dufresne picture shows. I have done this on my Rotax 912 engines for years. I have never had an oil filter "back off" but I have done this anyhow.

    Jan 31, 2020

  • David J. Beaulieu

    Thanks gents, that's the "fix" I had in mind for the next oil filter  I'm starting to think my engine is allergic to oil based on the ways it finds to get rid of it. Crating up the engine tomorrow, shipping out early next week!

    Jan 31, 2020

  • Loren Warner

    Curious, what's the condition of filters rubber gasket?

    Feb 1, 2020