What's up guys. Finally got everything done on my engine after replacing the head. It runs flawlessly. Got the AC vac'ed and charged. Got the pcv hose replaced. Trucks been running great!
Fast forward to yesterday and I noticed a wet spot about 4-6 inches in diameter under the pass side of the engine. Not wet as in a puddle but the concrete was obviously damp from however many drips that made the circle. A quick look and feel tells me that the oil filter is dripping every so often. I lubed the o-ring, cleaned the sealing surface, and tightened hand tight plus 1/4 turn. The old o-ring wasn't stuck to the block, either.
Anybody ran into this on their tblazer? Any idea what caused it? Maybe a bad filter? Just trying to get my ducks in a row. I'm going to replace the filter to be certain that's not it. This has never happened before on this truck. Just looking for things to check in case it isn't the filter itself. Being its only 4am, I can't go out there and work on it yet so I'm researching.
Thanks.
Fast forward to yesterday and I noticed a wet spot about 4-6 inches in diameter under the pass side of the engine. Not wet as in a puddle but the concrete was obviously damp from however many drips that made the circle. A quick look and feel tells me that the oil filter is dripping every so often. I lubed the o-ring, cleaned the sealing surface, and tightened hand tight plus 1/4 turn. The old o-ring wasn't stuck to the block, either.
Anybody ran into this on their tblazer? Any idea what caused it? Maybe a bad filter? Just trying to get my ducks in a row. I'm going to replace the filter to be certain that's not it. This has never happened before on this truck. Just looking for things to check in case it isn't the filter itself. Being its only 4am, I can't go out there and work on it yet so I'm researching.
Thanks.