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Originally Posted by jt20
...and as a reference, that filter bolt has seen way too much torque if proper wrenches / sockets were used.
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Well youre right. Ever since that day there has been a small leak of fuel from the filter. The big bolt and the top part are dry, but the sides of the filter, the little trough around the top of the filter, and the sides of the filter (and everything below) is wet. I havent used the car hardly at all since doing the filter but the tank Ive used since only got me 25.5MPG of mixed use. Im used to more like 28 MPG in mixed use.
This was the first time I did the filter on this car. Perhaps there is something wrong with the mount, which is why the PO had to crank down on it so much? Should I tighten it down, or look to do something else? Can I just replace that bolt?
Some iphone pics:
Need to take care of this quick - I have diesel fuel on my $$ new engine shock mount, AC lines, compressor and rubber AT cooler hoses, and dont want it to harm the compressor seals or spring a leak in the rubber...
Should I just crank down to start, or just replace the bolt? Mount?