Was working on a 2018 Jeep Wrangler yesterday, customer wanted an oil change and rotation, I upsold a coolant exchange and brake fluid exchange as well and it probably saved his engine. I began by draining the oil and then looked around the shop for the cartridge filter for the Jeep, didn't have any in stock so had my service advisor order one. While waiting I pulled the hose from the water pump and drained the coolant, took off the tires and flushed the brakes starting at the rear driver's caliper.
Filter comes, so I fill up the oil, change the filter and gasket, fill the coolant, and start the engine to begin bleeding the air out of the cooling system. Everything's going well so far, temps are good, heat's nice and hot, and the system is not taking any more coolant. I let the engine run as I start putting the tires back on and notice that all of the sudden something is leaking A LOT. Check the drain plug, engine is dry. Shut if off and the leaking stops. Check the oil, it's a quart low, add more oil and restart the engine, starts leaking profusely again so I take a look at the filter housing, sure enough that's where it's coming from. Shut the engine off and remove the filter cap and the new gasket I just put on comes out in pieces. Have another filter ordered (this time car quest) and reinstall and everything is good to go.
What's scary is if the customer hadn't approved the coolant exchange I would have never caught the leak, as it took a good 15 minutes of running for it to blow the gasket. Nothing was amiss when installing the new filter. Definitely could have turned out badly.
Filter comes, so I fill up the oil, change the filter and gasket, fill the coolant, and start the engine to begin bleeding the air out of the cooling system. Everything's going well so far, temps are good, heat's nice and hot, and the system is not taking any more coolant. I let the engine run as I start putting the tires back on and notice that all of the sudden something is leaking A LOT. Check the drain plug, engine is dry. Shut if off and the leaking stops. Check the oil, it's a quart low, add more oil and restart the engine, starts leaking profusely again so I take a look at the filter housing, sure enough that's where it's coming from. Shut the engine off and remove the filter cap and the new gasket I just put on comes out in pieces. Have another filter ordered (this time car quest) and reinstall and everything is good to go.
What's scary is if the customer hadn't approved the coolant exchange I would have never caught the leak, as it took a good 15 minutes of running for it to blow the gasket. Nothing was amiss when installing the new filter. Definitely could have turned out badly.