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Just had an oil filter socket that gripped better and a standard 3/8" ratchet.

Welp. Did a thing today. I guess I either drill the bracket out and sandwich it between two pieces of bar stock, buy a universal side mount and build a bracket to mount on the exhaust riser, or pay 325 bucks for a new OEM part.

Not difficult at all. Problem is that I'm in an RV park and don't have access to a vise currently. Plus, leaving it mounted to the exhaust riser on the engine gives me a better chance (hopefully) that I don't crack or split the housing. It's an expensive replacement at 350 dollars.

You said it better than me. But yes, that's exactly right.

I tried loosening with my hands first. Standing over the filter looking down, the direction to remove the filter is turning the ratchet clockwise. To eliminate all confusion, I always make sure the selector on the ratchet is in the correct position and verify by trying to turn the socket by...

Thank you. I'll try that.

Thank you gentlemen. I'm going to pick up a Lisle band style and hope that works without crushing the filter. If it does, I can remove the filter remote, cut the can and use a Talon filter wrench. After watching the video someone posted, I think I need therapy. 😆 The socket style I used from...

I have a Fram PH5 that is stuck on my remote filter bracket. Bought the socket type that you put on a ratchet from Ohreally?'s yesterday. I managed to break that with a 3/8 ratchet and jack my forearm up. That filter is really on there. I'm afraid to use the band type because it might just end...

Thank you for your input. I'll definitely be keeping a close eye on this and use a lab that will do the proper test for fuel dilution.

After rereading my post, I can see where I left people confused and thinking I wasn't listening to anyone and just sending in samples until I got the results I wanted to hear. The story is that my engine was making noise and I sent off a sample to blackstone before I took the boat in for...

Yes. I get it. Blackstone doesnt test for fuel dilution the same way. The UOA I took personally, was sent in to Blackstone before I added MMO and before I sent the boat to the shop, which was before they decided to send a UOA to CAT. And all of this was done before I made this post. I guess...

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I vacuum pumped the sample before I added MMO to the sump. I added the MMO because I was at the bottom mark at the dipstick and wanted to bring the level to full and see if that and MMO made a difference in the noise I was experiencing. Not that I thought MMO is a "magic elixir", just to see...

Got my UOA back from Blackstone. This sample had no MMO mixed in so there isn't much fuel dilution like the one the shop sent to CAT.

CAT recommended an oil change and retest at 1/2 the scheduled OCI. I guess I'll go that route if I can't get Blackstone to give an accurate test for that value. But I'll call them Monday morning to see if they can. They probably haven't got to my sample yet.

Yeah. Me too. Especially since I never told them how many hours were on the oil, what weight and type oil, etc.

Yeah. They decided painting the inside of the fuel pumps was a good idea to keep corrosion from E10 at bay. The paint disintegrates sending those paint chips through the fuel rail and into the injectors. I replaced the damaged fuel pump years ago with a "revised" factory pump. It started...

The report from Cat is with the oil treated with MMO. The Blackstone report will not be. Are you saying the numbers will be the same? If I remember correctly, Blackstone reports are more thorough as well.

Thanks for the information. I sent a sample off to Blackstone (pre MMO). I'll post those results with more information when I get them back.

I'm getting an abnormal engine noise in my volvo penta 4.3gxi. While searching for the source of the noise, I noticed the engine was a quart low on oil, so I added a quart of MMO to see if it would quiet down or make the noise go away. It did not. I took it to the shop not wanting to mess...