So, I learned something new today.
Although it sounds quite ludicrous, you are supposed to torque all Honda OEM filters (blue ones) to 8.7 ft-lbs - per the Honda FSM. I never believed it to be true until I found this:
http://honda.snapon.com/HondaAcura/ItemDetail.aspx?itemId=39801226
Apparently, Snap-On makes a preset 8.7 ft-lb torque wrench for the Honda Express Service technicians, that is to be used solely for the purpose of installing the oil filter.
From my past experience with the Honda OE filter, it does have an o-ring (like the Purolator filters) as opposed to a flat-gasket (i.e. Fram or Wix). When tightening by hand, it does stop fairly abruptly and feels that it could be/needs to be tightened a bit further, so perhaps there is a need to torque filters with an o-ring style gasket.
Thoughts on this?
Although it sounds quite ludicrous, you are supposed to torque all Honda OEM filters (blue ones) to 8.7 ft-lbs - per the Honda FSM. I never believed it to be true until I found this:
http://honda.snapon.com/HondaAcura/ItemDetail.aspx?itemId=39801226
Apparently, Snap-On makes a preset 8.7 ft-lb torque wrench for the Honda Express Service technicians, that is to be used solely for the purpose of installing the oil filter.
From my past experience with the Honda OE filter, it does have an o-ring (like the Purolator filters) as opposed to a flat-gasket (i.e. Fram or Wix). When tightening by hand, it does stop fairly abruptly and feels that it could be/needs to be tightened a bit further, so perhaps there is a need to torque filters with an o-ring style gasket.
Thoughts on this?