swatman260
Member
First off, I am so glad to see that the site is back up and running. Many thanks to Ron and the other sponsors for getting things worked out. Now to my problem...
I've got a 1986 BBC 454 (Mark IV) that is in my bucket and is finally running. My problem is that it is POURING oil from around the oil filter o ring. It's definitely not from the plug on the outside of the block at the filter housing, but rather from around the oil filter seal itself. It's leaking as if there is no O ring at all. There is only one gasket in there. I replaced the oil filter adaptor, and I've used 4 different filters and they all behave the same way. Within a few seconds of the engine starting, oil starts pouring out. My gauge pressure is showing around 60 psi at idle. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could cause this? I don't know where else to look for a cause to the problem. The filters are all seated properly and are tightened per spec, but when I take them back off, the o ring has blown out of the cannister channel. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've got a 1986 BBC 454 (Mark IV) that is in my bucket and is finally running. My problem is that it is POURING oil from around the oil filter o ring. It's definitely not from the plug on the outside of the block at the filter housing, but rather from around the oil filter seal itself. It's leaking as if there is no O ring at all. There is only one gasket in there. I replaced the oil filter adaptor, and I've used 4 different filters and they all behave the same way. Within a few seconds of the engine starting, oil starts pouring out. My gauge pressure is showing around 60 psi at idle. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could cause this? I don't know where else to look for a cause to the problem. The filters are all seated properly and are tightened per spec, but when I take them back off, the o ring has blown out of the cannister channel. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.