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By miker - 9 Years Ago
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Due to me moving, I've got my bird stored at a friend's shop, up on the lift. It's been there a month. Saturday we needed to get another car on the hoist, so we lowered the bird, and I drove it off and down the driveway. When I walked back there was a trail of oil drops, every 2 inches or so, where I'd backed out. I went back and checked the oil level, it's fine. When we put the bird back on the lift, more oil drops, and a pretty good puddle before it quit dripping.
Its the spin on filter, leaking at the gasket. I've seen this happen on installation, but never on a filter with 500 or so miles on it. The fact the oil level was ok, and the garage was clean when I put it up last month, the filter had to have failed at start up. Aside from the obvious of putting a new quality filter (read that not Fram), anybody got any ideas or experience of anything else to look for?
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By Lou - 9 Years Ago
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Tighten the filter a quarter turn, if it still leaks replace it.
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By DryLakesRacer - 9 Years Ago
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If it still leaks you may need to check the gasket on the filter seal plate to yur block.
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By miker - 9 Years Ago
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Thanks, guys. I'd tighten it if it was a new install. I'll look at the plate, but it's been fine for at least a couple years. I'm thinking I'm not going to trust this filter, and just fit a new on.
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By paul2748 - 9 Years Ago
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Filters are cheap. try a good one - NAPA gold or a Ford branded filter. Wix is another good name. If that does not fix the leak, it may be the adapter to block seal that is leaking as mentioned above. I have problems with these in the past, went back to a original one.
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By miker - 9 Years Ago
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My feelings exactly, a lot cheaper than losing a motor. I've just never had one leak months and miles after an install. The adaptor has never been a problem. With the FPA headers, a short filter is the only option. Even at that, the steady rest bar has to be pulled to change a filter.
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By stlroken - 9 Years Ago
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For what its worth, seems like I heard that Wix had sold out to Fram...Don't remember where I heard that but if it true I won't be using Wix again..Always try to use Motocraft.
Jim
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By cokefirst - 9 Years Ago
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Another problem, although somewhat unlikely, is that the pressure relief valve in the oil pump failed. I had this happen on a 57 Ford with a rebuilt pump. It would build up so much pressure that it would leak. One time it actually blew the filter right off the engine.
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By 2721955meteor - 9 Years Ago
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cokefirst (11/10/2016)
Another problem, although somewhat unlikely, is that the pressure relief valve in the oil pump failed. I had this happen on a 57 Ford with a rebuilt pump. It would build up so much pressure that it would leak. One time it actually blew the filter right off the engine.
If you use a heavy engine oil, on startup do not rev engine, as relief can not handle the volume and you have a possible spike until oil warms.that is why i use 5/30 in my 292. just a thought. cliff/t
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By ian57tbird - 9 Years Ago
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Don't know much about filters available in the U.S. What is the issue/s with Fram? I have used them on Suburbans that I had when I've been visiting. I had no obvious problems.
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By miker - 9 Years Ago
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Thanks for all the ideas guys. It's a 10-50 oil, didn't spike the oil gauge on start up, a wix made filter. I'm thinking its a fluke, and I'll just change the filter and see what happens.
Ian, for years Fram was the trusted filter. Since they moved production there's been more and more bad press on the auto sites. Wix has been good, and built the "gold" or premium line for many auto parts shops and retailers. Now there's a question about them having sold. There's still millions of Frams in use, but the failure rate seems to be higher than it used to be, and it's possible the filtration down.
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By Dobie - 9 Years Ago
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Here's the skinny from 2 years ago. Wix was not sold to Fram.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/08/the-wix-filters-parent-company-is-being-sold.aspx
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By miker - 9 Years Ago
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Thanks, Dobie. I think the German engineers do as good a job of holding off the bean counters as anyone. (I was a bean counter, by the way)
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By stlroken - 9 Years Ago
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Glad to find out that WIX didn't sell to Fram....I'll stick with Motocraft but will now use Wix as a back up....Thank for the accurate Info
Jim
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By ian57tbird - 9 Years Ago
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Thanks for the info. Next time I'm over I might send some filters back as they are far cheaper than here and I now know to stay clear of Fran.
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