Oil filter relocation seal
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I'm not suggesting that an O-ring is what you need, because I have no idea, but....
O-ring grooves are not typically "concave". Parker specs dimensions for O-ring grooves as square, or slightly tapered sides (up to 5° per side), and up to a small fillet where the sides meet the bottom. This applies to both radial and face applications. I machine O-ring grooves all the time, and I have yet to machine any that were concave. O-rings are meant to compress.
That said, I'd think a Viton O-ring of the appropriate size would serve the purpose well enough.
Carry on.
Thanks. Brad.
Last edited by Brad Christy; 03-13-2024 at 05:21 AM.
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Are you suggesting to remove the gasket from a purchased filter? I guess I never thought about it, but I didn't realize they could be removed. I figured they were affixed somehow.
Thanks. Brad.
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That’s what I did bought a oil filter with the right size gasket that I needed.I just took the old gasket and just matched up.
#16
They actually come out fairly easily. Lots of times when I remove an oil filter, the filter gasket sticks to the filter mount.
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My dad once changed the oil in his car and accidentally left the old filter seal on the housing. Was quite the mess when he started it up. Now I always check to make sure the old seal is still on the old filter
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My dad taught me to use the oil on the old filter seal to wet the seal on the new filter before installing it. I guess I've got a default failsafe built into my process.
This explains why I didn't know they can come off.Thanks. Brad.
#20
I do that too, even though the Mobil 1 filters say you don't have to. Prob 1 out of 5, the gasket still sticks to the mount.




