Dude, where's my gasket?

[Auto-Union]

I popped on a Fram TG and filled my car with a $10 Havoline jug just to have it spray out all over the road and engine bay when I started.

I took the filter back off to notice the gasket was gone...found it still in the box. Whoops.

 

[paulo57509]

Hmmm.....another argument for lubricating the filter gasket before installation?

 

[cmhj]

Quote:

---

Hmmm.....another argument for lubricating the filter gasket before installation?

---

True but then stuff happens to all of us. Yet, just another reason for pre-filling a filter. Odds it would have been caught then.

 

[gedcruise]

On a Honda, there is also the need to ensure that the old gasket comes off with the old filter. I have had the old gasket stick to the base a couple of times with our various Hondas, and I never use anything more than my hand to tighten an oil filter.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Quote:

---

I popped on a Fram TG and filled my car with a $10 Havoline jug just to have it spray out all over the road and engine bay when I started.

I took the filter back off to notice the gasket was gone...found it still in the box. Whoops.

---

I've seen em' missing 3-4 times using my NAPA Golds. I always catch it - when I go to pre-oil the gasket. I had the same experience as you - in regards to a puddle underneath the vehicle. I still love the NAPA Gold filters - but I always check first now. My puddle came as a result of the gasket falling off while installing the filter. Some of the NAPA Gold gaskets that stay on, are too easily removed. Only negative comment I have about those filters.

 

[artificialist]

Actually, that applies to every vehicle with a spin on filter. Every vehicle has that happen at one time or another.

 

[paulo57509]

Quote:

---

Actually, that applies to every vehicle with a spin on filter. Every vehicle has that happen at one time or another.

---

For sure. When I was a kid working in auto parts stores (real ones) I used to always open the box and check to make sure there was a gasket present before handing it to a customer. I would come across 3 or 4 filters a year that were missing the gasket.

I still do this before I drop a filter into my shopping cart.

BTW, anyone know who used to make the Big "A" brand of filters?

 

[Auto-Union]

Lesson learned. Still, I like the TG filter. I got a boatload of Puralators on freebate form PepBoys. After I use up the odd ones I have, it'll be PP for about the next 20 changes.

 

[Camu Mahubah]

What is this big "A"?...that you question us about...

 

[Panzerman]

I screwed one on once with the old gasket in place, so the filter was double gasketed with the new ring and old ring, just as dumb. Blew oil everywhere. I now always check the old oil filter to make sure the gasket is on it.

 

[paulo57509]

Quote:

---

What is this big "A"?...that you question us about...

---

Big A Auto Parts stores used to be everywhere. Very similar to NAPA stores.

Big A branded suspension and engine parts were made by TRW. Can't recall what other lines their branded parts were. I want to say their filters were Purolator, but I can't recall for sure.