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Originally Posted by otto huber
After the last few oil changes, I've noticed a pretty healthy leak coming from the top of my oil filter canister. I always use the Mann filter and it's O-ring. Is anyone else having this issue? I'm wondering if the O-rings aren't being manufactured to the same spec as before. Maybe my oil filter canister has become slightly warped with age. Would soaking the O-ring in a solvent overnight swell the rubber enough to make for a tighter fit? Thanks
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Either or both are possible.
Trying another brand of Oil Filter with the different O-ring would answer one of the questions.
Anything that would swell the O-ring might damge it.